Section 1 - Transfer of lower court dockets to the district court(1) Each court of limited jurisdiction, or officer or agent of the court, whose actions upon pending cases will have the effect of docketing these cases for hearing, trial or any other proceeding on a date subsequent to January 2, 1978, shall immediately notify the circuit clerk of the style and nature of each case. The circuit clerk may then assign a number to the case to be affixed immediately or at the time the papers are transferred. (2) On January 2, 1978, all causes and proceedings pending in courts of limited jurisdiction shall stand pending in the district court or circuit court. All papers in these cases along with any exhibits, bail or cash deposits shall be transmitted to the circuit clerk for numbering and docketing. Preference shall he given to cases in which a party is being held in detention. Ky. Admin. P. Ct. Justice. 1