38.01 Right preserved

If you have a legal case in Kentucky, you have the right to a jury trial when the state constitution or a Kentucky law gives you that right. Courts must protect this right and cannot take it away or ignore it.

This means that if your type of case qualifies for a jury trial under Kentucky law, the court has to honor that right. Judges cannot decide on their own to skip the jury and handle the case alone if the law says you're entitled to have a jury hear it.

In short, this rule acts as a safeguard. It confirms that the right to a jury trial is protected and must be respected in every case where the constitution or state law grants that right.