§ 17-2-107. General Sessions Judges
The provisions of this chapter in relation to the incompetency of judges and chancellors, and to the disposition of causes in which they are incompetent, shall equally apply to judges of the courts of general sessions, and the judges may interchange with each other when necessary for the dispatch of business. Code 1858, § 3925; […]
§ 17-2-109. Special Judge by Judicial Appointments
Whenever litigation in any chancery, circuit, criminal, general sessions, juvenile, probate or appellate court of this state becomes congested or delay in the disposition of litigation becomes imminent for any reason, the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a retired or regular chancellor or judge to assist in the removal of the congestion […]
§ 17-2-110. Special Judge Assigned by Chief Justice Upon Certification
When any chancellor or circuit, criminal or appellate judge is, for any reason, unable to try the docket in any court of the chancellor’s or judge’s division or circuit, the chancellor or judge shall certify to the chief justice of the supreme court the fact of the inability, with a request that the chief justice […]
§ 17-1-304. Powers After Vacation of Office
Whenever any trial judge vacates the office of judge for any cause whatsoever, other than the death or permanent insanity of the judge, the judge shall have and retain, as to cases pending before the judge, the trial of which has begun prior to the judge’s vacation of office, all the powers in connection with […]
§ 17-1-305. New Trial in Event of Vacancy in Office
When a vacancy in the office of trial judge exists by reason of death, permanent insanity as evidenced by adjudication, impeachment and conviction under Tenn. Const. art. V, or removal under Tenn. Const. art. VI, § 6, after verdict, but before the hearing of the motion for new trial, the trial judge’s successor shall rule […]
§ 17-1-306. Death or Insanity Pending Appeal
Whenever such a vacancy arising from death or permanent insanity, evidenced by adjudication, occurs after disposition of the motion for new trial and appeal prayed and granted, but before the expiration of the time allowed for filing the bill of exceptions, the successor judge has and possesses the power to approve the bill of exceptions […]
§ 17-1-401. Provision for Secretarial Assistance
Secretarial assistance to trial judges and chancellors of courts of record whose entire compensation is paid by this state shall be provided on the basis of need by the administrative director of the courts. In addition to the judges and chancellors set out in subsection (a), the administrative director of the courts shall provide a […]
§ 17-1-402. Fixing of Salaries — Approval by Chief Justice — Payment
All salaries for secretarial positions shall be fixed within the limits of the appropriation for the salaries by the administrative director of the courts and the commissioner of finance and administration, with the approval of the chief justice of the supreme court. The salaries shall be payable in equal monthly installments out of the treasury […]
§ 17-1-204. Extraordinary Process
The judges and chancellors shall have interchangeable and concurrent jurisdiction to grant injunctions, attachments and all other extraordinary process, issuable out of, and returnable to, any of the circuit or chancery courts of this state. Upon making the requisite fiats for, and granting such extraordinary process, it shall be the duty of the judge or […]
§ 17-1-205. Appointment of Receivers
The judges of the circuit courts and chancellors may also concurrently appoint receivers in vacation, whenever necessary in the proceedings of either the circuit or chancery courts, and the clerks of the courts, when required by the fiat, shall take bond with good security, from the receiver or applicant, as the case may be, for […]