The judicial power of the state is vested in judges of the courts of general sessions, recorders of certain towns and cities, circuit courts, criminal courts, common law and chancery courts, chancery courts, courts of appeals, and the supreme court, and other courts created by law.
Code 1858, §§ 4094, 4095 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 1); Shan., § 5907; mod. Code 1932, § 10107; modified; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, §§ 2, 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-101.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 16-1-101. Vesting of Judicial Power
§ 16-1-104. Conflicts in Use of Courtroom
§ 16-1-105. Holding Court Outside of Courthouse or in Courthouse or Room Outside County Seat
§ 16-1-107. Power to Sell Land
§ 16-1-108. Vesting Title by Decree or Clerk's Deed
§ 16-1-109. Registration of Decree or Clerk's Deed
§ 16-1-110. Implied Covenants in Sales of Land
§ 16-1-111. Use of Papers Filed in Federal Courts
§ 16-1-112. Justice of the Peace — Name Change Throughout Code
§ 16-1-114. Immunity for Judges Sitting Specially or by Interchange
§ 16-1-115. Electronic Signatures
§ 16-1-116. Transfer of Actions or Appeals
§ 16-1-120. Processing Passport Applications — Photographs for Passports