Kentucky Constables in Kentucky are elected from each magistrate district in the state. In theory, constables have the same countywide police authority as the county sheriff. However, since judicial reform in the 1970's that stripped county magistrates of their judicial authority and eliminated Justice of the Peace courts (which the magistrates presided over) and municipal Police Courts, the actual authority of constables has been reduced. Security and paper service for the District Courts, which
Kentucky Constables in Kentucky are elected from each magistrate district in the state. In theory, constables have the same countywide police authority as the county sheriff. However, since judicial reform in the 1970's that stripped county magistrates of their judicial authority and eliminated Justice of the Peace courts (which the magistrates presided over) and municipal Police Courts, the actual authority of constables has been reduced. Security and paper service for the District Courts, which