2021 Tennessee Code
Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors
Chapter 1 - General Provisions

Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection

§ 17-1-101. Age - A judge of the supreme court shall be thirty-five (35)...

§ 17-1-102. Residence - Each judge and chancellor of a circuit, criminal or chancery...

§ 17-1-103. Election - Code 1858, §§ 307, 308 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6,...

§ 17-1-104. Oath of Office - Before entering upon the duties of office, every judge and...

§ 17-1-105. Practice of Law Prohibited - No judge or chancellor shall practice law, or perform any...

§ 17-1-106. Judges to Be Lawyers — Exceptions - not less than nor more than 4,000 4,500 4,700 4,800...

§ 17-1-107. Uniformly Reported Caseload Statistics - No additional state trial judge positions shall be created until...

Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers

§ 17-1-201. Attendance at Court Required - Every judge and chancellor is required to hold the terms...

§ 17-1-202. Penalty for Failure to Open Court - Any judge or chancellor who fails to open court for...

§ 17-1-203. Powers in Other Districts - The judges and chancellors are, notwithstanding § 17-1-102, judges and...

§ 17-1-204. Extraordinary Process - Code 1858, §§ 3946, 3947 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 71,...

§ 17-1-205. Appointment of Receivers - The judges of the circuit courts and chancellors may also...

§ 17-1-206. Marriage Rites - The several judges and chancellors of this state, including retired...

Part 3 - Vacancies

§ 17-1-305. New Trial in Event of Vacancy in Office - When a vacancy in the office of trial judge exists...

Part 4 - Secretarial Assistance

§ 17-1-403. Sole Authority Authorizing Secretarial Assistance - It is declared to be the legislative intent that this...