Any circuit judge may also during the sittings of a chancery court, upon notification of a cause in which the chancellor is incompetent, as provided in § 17-2-112, take the place of the chancellor on the bench and hear and determine the cause as chancellor, the necessary entry being made on the minutes of the court and signed by the circuit judge.
Code 1858, § 3923 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 126, § 1; 1855-1856, ch. 24); Shan., § 5719; Code 1932, § 9905; T.C.A. (orig. ed.) § 17-219.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241.
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