§ 16-2-506. Establishment of Judicial Districts — Assistant District Attorneys General — Criminal Investigators — Equity and Law Courts — Chancery Courts
The state is divided into thirty-two (32) judicial districts composed as follows: The first judicial district consists of the counties of Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington. The four (4) incumbent trial court judges and the district attorney general currently residing in those counties shall continue to serve the first judicial district in their respective capacities. […]
§ 16-2-507. Incumbent Judges — Cooperation Between Judges
All incumbent trial court judges shall hold office in and serve the judicial district of which they have been designated by § 16-2-506. It is the affirmative duty of every trial court judge to fully cooperate with the presiding judge and the other judges in the district.
§ 16-2-508. District Attorneys General — Powers and Duties — Assistant District Attorneys General — Criminal Investigators — Other Positions
All incumbent district attorneys general shall hold office in and serve the judicial district to which they are assigned by § 16-2-506. The district attorneys general shall exercise and possess the jurisdiction, powers and duties within the judicial districts created by this part as are conferred by law upon district attorneys general. This part shall […]
§ 16-2-509. Presiding Judges
The judges in each judicial district shall assemble for the purpose of selecting a presiding judge of the district. In August of each year, the judges within each district shall assemble at the call of the presiding judge and select a successor to such presiding judge who shall serve until September 1 of the following […]
§ 16-2-510. Holding of Court — Terms Abolished — Grand Juries
Court shall be held within each judicial district at such times and on such dates as the judges of each judicial district fix by rule. Court shall be held in each county within the district as often as is necessary to dispose of the business of the court. Not less than thirty (30) days prior […]
§ 16-2-511. Uniform Rules of Practice — Designation of Court by Certain Types of Cases
Uniform rules of practice may be promulgated in each district by the judges of the district. The rules shall be consistent with the statutory law, the rules of the supreme court and the rules of criminal and civil procedure. The judges within a district may, by rule, designate courts or parts of a court that […]
§ 16-2-512. Recommendations Classifying Elected Additional Judges
Where § 16-2-506 requires the election of an additional judge in a judicial district, the presiding judge of the district shall notify the trial court vacancy commission in writing of the judge’s recommendation as to whether the additional judge will be a circuit court judge, criminal court judge, or chancellor and of the part of […]
§ 16-2-513. Formula for Determining Need for Additional Judges — Annual Report
The comptroller of the treasury shall devise and maintain a weighted caseload formula for the purpose of determining the need for creation or reallocation of judicial positions using case weights derived from the most recent weighted caseload study. The comptroller of the treasury shall update the formula at least annually. The comptroller of the treasury […]
§ 16-2-104. Transfer of Supreme Court Cases Between Divisions
The supreme court is empowered to direct the hearing of all of the cases coming to the supreme court from any county, in any division of the state, in any other division of the state; provided, that all appeals, appeals in error, writs of error, petitions for certiorari and all other proceedings for the correction […]
§ 16-2-105. Transfer of Supreme Court Cases by Consent of Parties
The hearing and determination of any case, other than those involving emergency or general public welfare referred to in § 16-2-104, may, upon written application, presented in person by counsel representing all parties, and with the unanimous approval of the court, be transferred from any one (1) grand division to the court sitting in any […]