2021 Tennessee Code Part 1 - Examination Before Magistrates § 40-5-101. “Magistrate” Defined
A magistrate is an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.
Code 1858, § 5015; Shan., § 6974; Code 1932, § 11513; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-602.