The judges of the supreme court, within the first week of each term, or as soon thereafter as the fact comes to their knowledge, shall certify to the governor all cases upon the docket in which any of them are incompetent to sit, upon the receipt of which certificate the governor shall appoint and commission the requisite number of competent lawyers to dispose of the causes.
Code 1858, § 3919 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 1); Shan., § 5715; Code 1932, § 9901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-202.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors
Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange
§ 17-2-101. Grounds of Incompetency
§ 17-2-102. Incompetency of Supreme Court Judges
§ 17-2-103. Powers of Special Supreme Court Judges
§ 17-2-104. Sickness of Judges of Supreme Court
§ 17-2-105. Special Judges for Appellate Courts
§ 17-2-106. Compensation of Special Supreme Court Judge
§ 17-2-107. General Sessions Judges
§ 17-2-111. Expenses of Assigned Judge or Chancellor
§ 17-2-112. Transfers From Chancery to Circuit Court Because of Incompetency
§ 17-2-113. Circuit Judge Acting as Chancellor
§ 17-2-115. Certification of Incompetency to Governor
§ 17-2-116. Disability of Judges or Chancellors
§ 17-2-117. Powers of Special Judges or Chancellors