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§ 16-4-108. Jurisdiction — Venue

The jurisdiction of the court of appeals is appellate only, and extends to all civil cases except workers’ compensation cases and appeals pursuant to § 37-10-304(g). All cases within the jurisdiction conferred on the court of appeals shall, for purposes of review, be taken directly to the court of appeals in the division within which […]

§ 16-4-109. Number of Judges Necessary to Decision

When sitting in sections of three (3) judges each, the concurrence of two (2) of the judges shall be sufficient to determine all matters coming before the section; and such action, without more, shall have effect, in all respects, as if the entire court of appeals had participated in the action. When the court sits […]

§ 16-4-110. Process

The court of appeals, and the individual members of the court, are given power to grant writs of error, certiorari and supersedeas in cases within the jurisdiction of the court, such writs to be returnable to the court of appeals in the division in which they arose, and the practice in those cases in the […]

§ 16-4-111. Effect of Judgments

The court of appeals is a court of record, and its judgment shall be executed as provided in the Tennessee rules of appellate procedure.