Kentucky Chief Justice John Minton has introduced the first Judicial Redistricting Plan the state has seen in decades. The Kentucky legislature will consider the plan during the 2017 regular session of the General Assembly. If passed, the plan will take effect in 2022, when all Circuit Court, Family Court, and District Court judges are on the ballot. The proposed plan will move a limited number of counties from one jurisdiction to another; combines circuits and districts that are currently different, reducing number of circuits from 57 to 56; bring family court to all but 10 jurisdictions; and reallocate existing resources by moving the judges from circuits with lower workloads to areas of greater need.