There is created a legal department of the state, of which the attorney general and reporter shall be the executive head, and who, with assistants, shall constitute such department. The department shall maintain offices at Nashville, which shall be furnished and provided by the state under the supervision of the department of finance and administration.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 8 - Public Officers and Employees
Chapter 6 - Attorney General and Reporter—legal Department
§ 8-6-101. Appointment and Qualification — Term of Office
§ 8-6-102. Legal Department — Offices
§ 8-6-103. Assistants and Other Personnel
§ 8-6-107. Restrictions — Misdemeanors in Office
§ 8-6-108. Criminal Defense in Lower Courts
§ 8-6-110. Appearance in Federal Courts
§ 8-6-111. Special Personnel for Expedition of Post-Conviction Proceedings in Capital Cases