Kenton County Sheriff's Office

 COURT SERVICES DIVISION

Captain Bill Averdick
email: bill.averdick@kentoncounty.org  

Captain Averdick, with 17 years experience, oversees the Court Services division. He and his bailiffs are responsible for providing protection to four Circuit Court Judges, four District Court Judges and one State Supreme Court Justice.

The division's 35 full- and part-time bailiffs provide 24-hour security at the new Kenton County Justice Center and monitor closed circuit television cameras, metal detectors and two X-ray machines. During trials, division personnel also provides security for witnesses, victims, juries and defendants during trials. The bailiffs are trained by the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Sheriff's Staff.