Deanna Wise Henschel at a glance
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- Family Court Judge
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Deanna Wise Henschel
Family Court Judge · Kentucky 2nd Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division
Biography
Professional career
- Deanna Wise Henschel is a McCracken County, Kentucky Family Court judge serving in the 2nd Judicial Circuit Division 3, appointed in 2015 and re‐elected in 2016
- For verified information, you can consult the Kentucky Court of Justice McCracken County page or the Emerge Kentucky profile
Education
Additional information
- Appointed: October 6, 2015, by Governor Steve Beshear, succeeding Judge Cynthia E. Sanderson
- Listed on the Kentucky Court of Justice’s official judicial roster as a Family Court Judge for the 2nd Judicial Circuit Division 3
- Before becoming a judge, Deanna Wise Henschel held the role of Assistant County Attorney in McCracken County, prosecuting child support, dependency, neglect, and abuse cases.
- She also maintained a private adoption practice focused on foster families and previously practiced family law in private practice
- Judge Henschel presides over family court cases in McCracken County, Kentucky, including matters such as child support, child dependency, neglect, abuse, and adoption cases.
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Remote appearances
Statewide
Kentucky Court of Justice publishes statewide instructions for using Zoom to participate in remote court proceedings.
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 ↗
Statewide
Kentucky identifies Zoom as a platform that supports video, voice, and content sharing for desktops, mobile devices, phones, and room systems.
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 ↗
County Login Information
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.
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 ↗
Sources
Identity source checked July 29, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 29, 2026.
Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster
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View Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster ↗Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions ↗