§ 16-15-209. Failure of Judge to Attend — Selection of Special Judge
If the judge of a court of general sessions or juvenile court finds it necessary to be absent from holding court, the judge may seek a special judge in accordance with the requirements of and in the numerical sequence designated by this section. If a special judge is necessary, the judge shall attempt to identify […]
§ 16-15-210. Vacancy in Office of Judge — Filling
Except as provided in subsection (b), any vacancy in the office of judge of the court of general sessions shall be filled by the county legislative body as provided in § 5-1-104. In a multi-county court, the vacancy shall be filled by concurring resolutions of the legislative bodies of the affected counties. In the event […]
§ 16-15-211. Seminars
All general sessions court judges shall be required to attend seminars offered for the particular benefit of the judges. Guidelines for the seminars, workshops, and training sessions are to be established by the administrative director of the courts. Travel and mileage expenses relative to attendance at the seminars shall be paid on an individual basis […]
§ 16-15-301. Clerk of Court
The clerk of the circuit court of the county shall act as clerk of the court of general sessions, and when acting as clerk of the general sessions court shall be designated as the clerk of the court of general sessions of that county. In addition, the clerk of any special court now established or […]
§ 16-15-302. Salaries of Court Officers in Metropolitan Government Counties
In counties governed by a metropolitan government as provided in title 7, the salaries of court officers of circuit, chancery and general sessions courts shall be the same and equal to the salaries of the court officers of the criminal courts of those counties.
§ 16-15-303. General Sessions Court Clerk
A general sessions court clerk shall: Retain, preserve and file away in order, and properly mark for easy reference all the papers in civil cases before them, unless returned or transmitted, in pursuance of law, to the circuit court upon appeal or otherwise; Transmit all the papers relative to the trial of a cause in […]
§ 16-15-304. Dockets
Separate dockets shall be kept in the court for civil and criminal cases. Upon the civil docket shall be entered the style of each case, the names of the attorneys for the parties, the date of issuance of the warrant and process, the name of the officer to whom delivered, the return of the process, […]
§ 16-15-401. General Powers
Each general sessions court judge is vested with power to: Grant writs of attachment, returnable to the circuit court, in the same manner and to the same extent as the circuit judge; Enter up judgment by confession of a defendant to any amount within the judge’s jurisdiction in the particular case; Issue an execution in […]
§ 16-15-402. General Duties
It is the duty of a general sessions court judge: To return all marriage licenses under which the judge has solemnized the rites of matrimony to the office of the county clerk within thirty (30) days; To deliver over, in case of resignation, removal, or expiration of the judge’s term of office, all the judge’s […]
§ 16-15-403. Conservator of Peace — Oaths
Every general sessions court judge is a conservator of the peace in the county in which the judge serves, and has authority to administer oaths when required by law, unless the power is expressly entrusted to some other officer, and to exercise such other powers as are conferred upon the general sessions court judge by […]