§ 17-3-101. Creation — Membership
There is created a judicial conference for the state whose membership shall consist of all judges of courts of records whose salary is paid in whole or in part out of the state treasury, including retired judges. There shall also be included in the membership of the judicial conference active and retired judges who are […]
§ 17-3-102. Attorney General as Advisor
The attorney general and reporter shall be an ex officio member of the conference and act as its legal advisor.
§ 17-3-103. Officers — Executive Committee — Expenses
The judicial conference shall elect annually a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and other officers that become necessary. The secretary may also serve as the treasurer. There shall also be an executive committee of the conference to consist of the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, immediate past president, president-elect and nine (9) additional members to […]
§ 17-2-206. Powers on Interchange
In all such cases, the judge or chancellor holding court in the circuit or division of another, shall have the same power and jurisdiction as the judge or chancellor in whose place the judge or chancellor is acting. Code 1858, § 3918 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 2); Shan., § 5711; Code 1932, § […]
§ 17-2-207. Interchange by Special Judges
A person appointed and commissioned under §§ 17-2-116 and 17-2-117 shall have the same power to interchange with other judges and chancellors as the regular official in whose place the person is appointed and commissioned to act. Code 1858, § 3929; Shan., § 5727; Code 1932, § 9916; Acts 1959, ch. 150, § 1; T.C.A. […]
§ 17-2-208. Interchange of General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judges
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, judges of courts of general sessions and juvenile courts may interchange with each other whenever causes exist making an interchange necessary or for mutual convenience. The interchanging judge shall not be required to be a resident of the county of the judge for whom such judge is sitting, […]
§ 17-2-209. Interchange in Certain Divorce Actions
In counties with a population of over seven hundred thousand (700,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, the general sessions judges may sit by interchange as a circuit court judge or chancellor for the exclusive purpose of hearing and deciding uncontested and irreconcilable differences in divorce cases. When the circuit […]
§ 17-2-301. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Senior Judge Enabling Act of 1990.”
§ 17-2-302. Requests for Senior Designation
Any former supreme court justice, judge of an intermediate appellate court or judge of a state court of record who has at least eight (8) years of creditable service as a state justice or judge may request to be designated as a senior justice or judge. Requests for senior designation shall be filed with the […]
§ 17-2-122. Failure of Judge to Attend — Selection of Special Judge
Notwithstanding § 16-15-209 or § 17-2-109 or any other relevant provision to the contrary, a judge shall have the authority to appoint a special judge as provided in this section. Sections 16-15-209 and 17-2-109 and any other relevant provision shall not apply where a judge finds it necessary to be absent from holding court and […]