--- title: "Deanna Wise Henschel | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deanna-wise-henschel-family-court-judge-kentucky-family-court-2nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Deanna Wise Henschel Kentucky 2nd Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division · Family Court Judge ## Profile - Court: Kentucky 2nd Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division - State: Kentucky - Role: Family Court 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/McCracken.aspx) - [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/McCracken.aspx) - [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/McCracken.aspx) - [Kentucky Court of Justice: Remote Court General Instructions](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/Pages/Remote-Court-Information.aspx) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deanna-wise-henschel-family-court-judge-kentucky-family-court-2nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/deanna-wise-henschel-family-court-judge-kentucky-family-court-2nd-judicial-circuit-division-3-ky", "name": "Deanna Wise Henschel | KnowJudges", "description": "Deanna Wise Henschel, Kentucky 2nd Judicial Circuit Court, Family Division. 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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.