 The judicial branch of Kentucky is called the Kentucky Court of Justice and comprises courts of limited jurisdiction called District Courts; courts of general jurisdiction called Circuit Courts; specialty courts such as Drug Court and Family Court; an intermediate appellate court, the Kentucky Court of Appeals; and a court of last resort, the Kentucky Supreme Court.The Kentucky Court of Justice is headed by the Chief Justice of the Commonwealth.The chief justice is appointed by, and is an elected member of, the Supreme Court of Kentucky.