Each trial court judge shall continue to be officially known and designated as either a chancellor, circuit court judge, criminal court judge, or law and equity court judge, depending upon the position to which the chancellor or judge was elected or appointed prior to June 1, 1984. Any judge or chancellor may exercise by interchange, appointment, or designation the jurisdiction of any trial court other than that to which the judge or chancellor was elected or appointed.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Chapter 2 - Judicial Divisions and Districts
§ 16-2-502. Titles of Judges — Jurisdiction
§ 16-2-503. Filing and Processing of Actions
§ 16-2-504. Selection of Clerk and Master — Trial Court Judge as Chancellor
§ 16-2-511. Uniform Rules of Practice — Designation of Court by Certain Types of Cases
§ 16-2-515. References to Judicial Circuits or Divisions Deemed to Judicial Districts
§ 16-2-516. Pending Cases — Process — Surety Bonds — Applicability of Local Rules
§ 16-2-517. Jurisdictions Unaffected
§ 16-2-518. Increase in Positions or Funding to Office of Public Defender
§ 16-2-519. Creation of Assistant District Attorney Positions