About the Robertson County Circuit Court Clerk
The Kentucky Court of Justice Robertson County page identifies the local court-file office as the Office of Circuit Court Clerk at the Robertson County Judicial Center. The Robertson County elected officials page lists Circuit Court Clerk Tabitha Tilton. This is the office to contact for court case records from Robertson County's Circuit Court, Family Court, District Court, and Business Court matters.
Office of Circuit Court Clerk
Clerk: Tabitha Tilton
Robertson County Judicial Center
127 East Walnut Street, P.O. Box 63
Mt. Olivet, KY 41064
606-724-5993
Fax: 606-724-5721
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Payment: cash, check, money order; cash required for bond; ePay for eligible online payments
What the Circuit Court Clerk Does in Robertson County
Kentucky's court system is unified at the state level, so the local Circuit Court Clerk is the case-records office for several court divisions. The office is not the county land-records or marriage-license office. That split matters because court decrees, criminal case files, probate case files, traffic cases, civil files, and family court orders follow the Circuit Court Clerk path, while deeds, marriage licenses, eCCLIX, and recorded wills follow the County Clerk path.
- Maintains Robertson County state court case files for Circuit, Family, District, and Business Court matters.
- Helps with official court-record copies from cases heard in Robertson County.
- Handles local questions about court dates, dockets, payments, bonds, and case status.
- Receives District Court probate filings and court documents when routine probate starts locally.
- Directs requesters when an older record may require a State Records Center or Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives process.
How to Request a Certified Court Copy
Certified court copies are used when the requester needs an official court document rather than a search result or docket note. Examples include divorce decrees, final orders, judgments, disposition records, traffic case orders, probate orders, or other case-file documents from Robertson County courts.
- Identify the case type: Circuit, Family, District, probate, criminal, traffic, or civil.
- Gather party names, approximate filing year, case number if known, and the exact document needed.
- Check public information through KYeCourts or docket search if a case number or hearing date is needed.
- Contact the Robertson County Circuit Court Clerk to confirm availability, cost, certification, and delivery options.
- If the clerk says the file is archived, ask for the case or file locator details needed for the archive request.
Court Records Request Details
The official research did not capture a Robertson-specific court copy request form with fixed fields. A complete request should still include enough detail for the clerk to locate the correct file and document.
| Detail | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case number | Best if known | The most precise identifier for clerk staff. |
| Party names | Yes | Use full names and any former names for family matters. |
| Case type | Yes | Examples include divorce, criminal, traffic, probate, civil, or small claims. |
| Approximate year | Helpful | Important when the case number is unknown. |
| Document requested | Yes | Ask for the decree, final order, judgment, docket sheet, or other specific record. |
| Certification needed | Yes | Tell the clerk whether a certified copy is required. |
Robertson County Circuit Court Clerk Fees
Payment information was located for the local court clerk, but a complete copy and certification fee table was not captured in the official research. Confirm the exact current cost before ordering records or filing a case. KYeCourts also announced civil filing fee changes effective July 1, 2026, but the captured research did not include the new amounts.
| Item | Amount or Rule |
|---|---|
| Office payment methods | Cash, check, and money order |
| Bond payment | Cash required |
| Eligible online payments | Use KCOJ ePay when the case or citation is payable online |
| Court copy fees | Confirm with Circuit Court Clerk |
| Civil filing fees | Confirm current post-July 1, 2026 amounts with KCOJ or the clerk |
Online Court Tools Connected to the Clerk
The Circuit Court Clerk is the official local copy source, but Kentucky Court of Justice statewide tools can help narrow a request before calling. KYeCourts public records provides free public case information where available. The docket search lets users select Robertson County, choose Circuit or District, enter a date, and search court calendars. ePay supports eligible case, citation, and party searches for online payment.
The Kentucky Department of Corrections agency profile is not a Circuit Court Clerk database, but it is a separate statewide source that may matter after a criminal case has resulted in DOC custody or supervision.
Use DOC and court records for different questions: the clerk's office handles Robertson County case files, while DOC sources are for state correctional status and agency information.
Records Not Held by the Circuit Court Clerk
Some records are often mistaken for local court records. Land records, marriage licenses, recorded wills, recording fees, delinquent tax certificate workflows, and DOC ALERT property notifications belong to the Robertson County Clerk. Federal criminal, civil, and bankruptcy cases are maintained by federal courts and PACER, not by the Robertson County Circuit Court Clerk.
The County Clerk's separate DOC ALERT service sends email notifications when a mortgage or deed bearing a registered name or business name is filed with the county clerk.
That alert service is useful for recorded property documents, but it does not replace a court case search through the Circuit Court Clerk or KYeCourts.
For federal case files, the PACER lookup for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky is a separate system.
PACER is relevant only when the case is federal; Robertson County Circuit, Family, District, and local probate records remain in the Kentucky Court of Justice path.