§ 16-15-5013. Designation of Division of General Sessions Court as Mental Health Court
The county commission of any county having a population of eight hundred thousand (800,000) or more, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, may designate a division of the county’s general sessions court as the mental health court. The mental health court shall be staffed using existing general sessions court staff […]
§ 16-15-5014. Domestic Violence Court for Shelby County
In order to maximize and concentrate limited prosecutorial, counseling and other social resources to victims of domestic violence, the tenth division of the Shelby County general sessions court shall serve as the domestic violence court for Shelby County. Provided that the caseload of the domestic violence court does not exceed the capacity of the tenth […]
§ 16-15-5004. Concurrent Jurisdiction — Domestic Relations — Workers’ Compensation — Probate Cases — Mental Commitments
In any county having a population of not less than seventy-seven thousand seven hundred (77,700) nor more than seventy-seven thousand eight hundred (77,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, on July 1 of each year, the general session judges shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit and chancery courts over […]
§ 16-15-5005. Judges to Be Licensed — Vacancies
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, all persons occupying the office of general sessions judge shall be licensed to practice law in this state. Any person serving in the office of general sessions judge on August 1, 1990, who is not a licensed attorney may seek reelection to the position and serve as a […]
§ 16-15-5006. Financial Responsibility of Counties — Litigation Tax for Counties
Each county shall be responsible for paying the base salary, any supplements and any annual adjustments for all of the general sessions judges in the county. Counties are authorized to impose a local litigation tax on each civil case filed in general sessions court, or in a court where the general sessions judge serves as […]
§ 16-15-5007. Administrative Director of Tennessee General Sessions Judge’s Conference — Litigation Tax for State
The administrative director of the courts shall also serve as the administrative director of the Tennessee general sessions judges’ conference. The administrative director of the courts may serve the conference with existing staff or may, with a portion of the proceeds of the litigation tax earmarked to the administrative director’s office, employ such additional staff […]
§ 16-15-5008. Additional Litigation Tax for State
Effective July 1, 1988, there is imposed a litigation tax, in addition to the tax imposed by § 16-15-5007 of two dollars ($2.00) on each civil case filed in general sessions court or in a court where the general sessions judge serves as judge, and of two dollars ($2.00) on each criminal conviction in general […]
§ 16-15-5009. Jurisdiction Added by Private Act
If added jurisdiction to hear probate, domestic relations or workers’ compensation cases is given to a general sessions court by private act, cases shall be filed in either the circuit court clerk’s or clerk and master’s office unless otherwise provided by private act. The general sessions court that has been given the added jurisdiction to […]
§ 16-15-5010. Index and Table of Jurisdiction
The Tennessee code commission shall publish in this code an index of acts pertaining to the jurisdiction of courts of general sessions by county and compile a tabulation of such jurisdiction by court.
§ 16-15-5011. Applicability to Certain Counties
Only §§ 16-15-5007 and 16-15-5008 apply to any county having a population in excess of four hundred fifty thousand (450,000) and any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-seven thousand seven hundred (287,700) nor more than two hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred (287,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any […]