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# Christopher B. Oglesby

Kentucky 4th Judicial Circuit Court · Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky 4th Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Kentucky
- Role: Circuit Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-29

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Courtroom Rules

### remote hearing platform

Scope: statewide

Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings.

Evidence excerpt: This page provides general instructions about how to use Zoom to participate in a remote court proceeding.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### video voice content sharing

Scope: statewide

Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems.

Evidence excerpt: Zoom is a videoconferencing platform that offers video, voice and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones and room systems.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26

### county login information

Scope: statewide

Kentucky directs parties to obtain specific remote-court login information from the circuit court clerk for the county where they are scheduled to appear.

Evidence excerpt: To request specific login information for your court event, contact the Office of Circuit Court Clerk in the county in which you are scheduled to appear.

[Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)
Source checked: 2026-07-26


## Sources

- [Official profile](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Hopkins.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Hopkins.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Hopkins.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Christopher Bryan Oglesby was nominated by the Judicial Nominating Commission as one of three candidates to fill the circuit judgeship in Hopkins County following the retirement of Judge James C. Brantley on December 31, 2019
- His appointment reflects his role in maintaining the judicial functions of Hopkins County and ensuring access to justice in the 4th Judicial Circuit

### Education


### Additional information

- Christopher Oglesby continues to serve in this capacity
- handling a wide range of civil and criminal cases as part of Kentucky’s judicial system
- As a Circuit Judge in Kentucky, Oglesby presides over a court of general jurisdiction.
- Selected through this process and officially appointed by Governor Beshear
- The commission, chaired by the Chief Justice of Kentucky and including lawyers and citizen members, reviews applications and submits the names to the governor, who has 60 days to make the appointment.