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# Jeffrey L. Schumacher

Kentucky 19th Judicial Circuit Court · Chief Circuit Judge

## Profile

- Court: Kentucky 19th Judicial Circuit Court
- State: Kentucky
- Role: Chief 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/Bracken.aspx)
- [Official roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Bracken.aspx)
- [Kentucky Court of Justice official judicial roster](https://kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Bracken.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

- Jeffrey Louis Schumacher was selected as District Judge for the 19th Judicial District of Kentucky by Governor Matt Bevin on May 6, 2017
- appointment, he held the role of a District Court trial commissioner and maintained a solo legal practice

### Education

- Juris Doctor (J.D.) — Northern Kentucky University Salmon P. Chase College of Law

### Additional information

- Before his judicial appointments, he practiced law independently, gaining experience in civil, criminal, and domestic relations matters
- representing the counties of Bracken, Fleming, and Mason
- Schumacher replaced W. Todd Walton II on the District Court bench when he was appointed
- His judicial career has included both civil and criminal cases, and he is known for applying statutes as written, adhering closely to the text of the law Currently, Judge Schumacher serves on the Kentucky Appellate Court, where his rulings are evaluated using the LTRS Standard, which measures fidelity to statutory law