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TN Code § 16-18-207 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 2 - Popularly Elected City Judges|§ 16-18-207. City Court Clerk — Election — Term of Office — Duties — Removal — Vacancies

  The municipal governing body may by ordinance require the city court clerk serving the popularly elected city judge to be elected by the voters of the city or town for a term of four (4) years. The elected clerk may be an alternative or in addition to the court clerk provided for by charter. The initial term may be a transitional term established by ordinance to make the clerk's election coincide at every other election with the election of the city judge. The elected clerk shall perform the duties set out in the charter and ordinances of the city or town for the city court clerk.   The elected clerk may be removed by the city judge:  Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony;   For failing to give security as required by law or ordinance;   For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially;   For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; or   For any other cause to which the penalty of removal is attached by law.     A vacancy in the office of the elected city court clerk may be filled temporarily by appointment by the city judge until the next regular municipal or general election. At this election, a person shall be elected to serve any unexpired term if the full term is not to be filled at the election.   If a city or town chooses to have an elected clerk but does not wish to elect a city court clerk specifically for the city or town, the clerk of the general sessions court in the county may by agreement with the city or town serve as the clerk of the city court.
TN Code § 16-18-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-301. Short Title — Construction of Terms

  This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Court Reform Act of 2004.”   As used in this part:  “Any law to the contrary” includes, but is not limited to, any conflicting provision of any general statute, local law, private act, charter provision, municipal law or municipal ordinance; and   “Municipal court” includes the city, town, mayor's, recorder's or municipal court, or other similarly functioning court, however designated, for any city, town, municipality or metropolitan government, whether the court exists pursuant to general statute, local law, private act, charter provision, municipal law, municipal ordinance or other legal authorization.
TN Code § 16-18-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-303. Administration of Oaths

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, every popularly elected or appointed judge of a municipal court is authorized to administer oaths.
TN Code § 16-18-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-304. Court Costs as Prescribed by Municipal Law or Ordinance — Allocation of Fees — Training and Continuing Education for Judges and Clerks — Fees When Exercising Concurrent General Sessions Court Jurisdiction

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, municipal court costs shall be set and collected in the amount prescribed by municipal law or ordinance. From such amount, one dollar ($1.00) shall be forwarded by the municipal court clerk to the state treasurer for deposit and shall be credited to the account for the administrative office of the courts (AOC) for the sole purpose of defraying the administrative director's expenses in providing training and continuing education courses for municipal court judges and municipal court clerks. The AOC shall allocate fifty percent (50%) of such funds exclusively for the purpose of providing training and continuing education for municipal court clerks. The AOC is authorized to contract with qualified persons, entities or organizations in order to provide required training or continuing education for municipal court judges. The AOC shall contract with the municipal technical advisory service of the University of Tennessee institute for public service in order to provide required training or continuing education for municipal court clerks and may contract with other qualified persons, entities or organizations to provide additional or alternate training to municipal court clerks.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, to the extent that a municipal court is exercising its duly conferred, concurrent general sessions court jurisdiction in a given case, this section does not apply and costs in such case shall be assessed, collected and distributed in the same manner as such costs are assessed, collected and distributed in the court of general sessions.
TN Code § 16-18-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-305. Levy of State Privilege Tax on Litigation — Collection — Liability for Failure to Collect or Disburse Tax — Tax When Exercising Concurrent General Sessions Court Jurisdiction

  Notwithstanding § 67-4-602, or any other law to the contrary, there is levied a state privilege tax on litigation of thirteen dollars and seventy-five cents ($13.75) in all cases in a municipal court. All taxes levied pursuant to this subsection (a) shall be collected in accordance with § 67-4-603 and shall be paid into the state treasury and allocated in accordance with § 67-4-606.   There is also levied a state privilege tax on litigation of one dollar ($1.00) for each and every violation of any municipal law or ordinance governing use of a public parking space. The tax is due and shall be collected even if the offender does not appear before the court. Notwithstanding this section or any other law to the contrary, the only litigation privilege tax collected for a violation of any municipal law or ordinance governing the use of a public parking space shall be the one dollar ($1.00) litigation tax levied by this subsection (b). The revenue generated by the privilege tax levied by this subsection (b) shall be apportioned in accordance with § 67-4-606.   Notwithstanding § 67-4-602, or any other law to the contrary, no other state privilege tax on litigation shall be levied or collected with respect to litigation in a municipal court; provided, however, that this section shall not be construed to repeal existing authority for the levy of a municipal litigation tax, nor shall this section be construed to grant new authority for the levy of a municipal litigation tax.   Any state privilege tax imposed pursuant to this section that the clerk of the court fails to collect and pay over to the department of revenue shall be a debt of the clerk. Any clerk of the court failing or refusing to collect and pay over to the department state litigation taxes imposed pursuant to this section shall be liable for the taxes and the clerk's official bondsman shall also be liable for the taxes, and the commissioner or the commissioner's delegate may collect the amount of the tax from the clerk or the clerk's official bondsman pursuant to title 67, chapter 1, part 14.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, to the extent that a municipal court is exercising its duly conferred concurrent general sessions jurisdiction in a given case, this section does not apply and litigation taxes in the case shall be levied and collected in the same manner as taxes are levied and collected in the general sessions court.   For receiving and paying over all privilege taxes on litigation, the clerk of a municipal court is entitled to a commission of two percent (2%).
TN Code § 16-18-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-306. Fine for Contempt of Municipal Court

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, contempt of a municipal court shall be punishable by fine in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00), or such lesser amount as may be imposed in the judge's discretion.
TN Code § 16-18-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-307. Appeal of Municipal Court Judgment — Bond

 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any person dissatisfied with the judgment of a municipal court, in any case or cases heard and determined by the court acting pursuant to § 16-18-302(a), may, within ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays exclusive, appeal to the circuit court of the county, upon giving bond in the amount of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the person's appearance and the faithful prosecution of the appeal. As used in this section, person includes, but is not limited to, a natural person, corporation, business entity or the municipality.
TN Code § 16-18-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-308. Concurrent Holding of Any Other Office or Employment

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a judge of a municipal court may not concurrently hold any other office or employment with the municipality. This section does not apply to any municipal official or employee who, on March 1, 2005, concurrently holds office as judge of the municipal court; provided, however, that if the official or employee either discontinues service as a municipal official or employee or discontinues service as judge of the municipal court, then the exemption granted by this section no longer applies.   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) to the contrary, if a municipal charter provides that the person who serves as judge of the municipal court shall also serve as the recorder for the municipality, then the person may concurrently hold both offices.
TN Code § 16-18-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-310. Clerk of the Municipal Court

  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, at all times there shall be a person elected, appointed or otherwise designated to serve as clerk of the municipal court. Immediately upon each such election, appointment or designation, the chief administrative officer of the municipality shall promptly certify the results of the election, appointment or designation to the administrative office of the courts and shall supply such additional information concerning the clerk as required by the administrative director.   Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the clerk of the municipal court shall maintain an accurate and detailed record and summary report of all financial transactions and affairs of the court. The record and report shall accurately reflect all disposed cases, assessments, collections, suspensions, waivers and transmittals of litigation taxes, court costs, forfeitures, fines, fees and any other receipts and disbursements. An audit of the financial records and transactions of the municipal court shall be made each year as part of any audit performed pursuant to § 6-56-101 or § 6-56-105.
TN Code § 16-18-312 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 16 - Courts|Chapter 18 - Municipal Courts—judges|Part 3 - Municipal Court Reform Act|§ 16-18-312. Substituted Judges — Sitting by Interchange for Other Judges

  If a municipal judge is unable to preside over municipal court for any reason, then a special substitute municipal judge shall be determined pursuant to an ordinance of the governing body of such municipal court. In the absence of such an ordinance, then the municipal judge may designate in writing, to be filed with the clerk of the municipal court, the name of a special substitute judge to hold court in the municipal judge's place and stead. The special substitute judge must meet the qualifications of a municipal judge and the special substitute judge shall take the same oath and have the same authority as the regular municipal judge to hold court for the occasion. Such appointment of a special substitute judge is effective for no more than thirty (30) days, after which a new appointment is required.   Municipal court judges and general sessions court judges are empowered to sit by interchange for other municipal court judges.
TN Code § 17-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-101. Age

 A judge of the supreme court shall be thirty-five (35) years of age; of other courts, thirty (30) years of age.   Code 1858, § 3910 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, §§ 3, 4); Shan., § 5703; Code 1932, § 9889; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-101.
TN Code § 17-1-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-102. Residence

 Each judge and chancellor of a circuit, criminal or chancery court is required to reside in the judicial district or division for which the judge and chancellor is elected, and a removal from the judicial district or division creates a vacancy in the office.   Code 1858, § 3914 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 49, § 7; 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 2); Shan., § 5707; Code 1932, § 9893; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-102.
TN Code § 17-1-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-103. Election

  The judges of the supreme court, the court of appeals, and the court of criminal appeals shall be elected by the qualified voters of the state in a statewide retention election conducted in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title, and any appointments to fill a vacancy or a full eight-year term shall be made in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title.   The chancellors, circuit court judges, criminal court judges, and judges of any other state trial court of record shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective judicial districts, as provided in the general election law set forth in title 2, and any appointments due to a vacancy in any of these offices shall be made in accordance with chapter 4, part 3 of this title.    Code 1858, §§ 307, 308 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, §§ 3, 4); Shan., § 374; mod. Code 1932, § 631; impl. am. Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-103; Acts 2016, ch. 528, § 6.
TN Code § 17-1-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-104. Oath of Office

 Before entering upon the duties of office, every judge and chancellor in this state is required to take an oath or affirmation to support the constitutions of the United States and that of this state, and to administer justice without respect of persons, and impartially to discharge all the duties incumbent on a judge or chancellor, to the best of the judge's or chancellor's skill and ability. The oath shall be administered in accordance with title 8 or any other applicable law.   Code 1858, §§ 309, 310, 3911; Acts 1870, ch. 24, § 2; Shan., §§ 378, 379, 5704; mod. Code 1932, §§ 635, 636, 9890; modified; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 68, § 3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-104; Acts 2010, ch. 620, § 1; 2015, ch. 38, § 1.   Compiler's Notes For the Preamble to the act concerning legislative intent, please refer to Acts 2015, ch. 38.
TN Code § 17-1-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-105. Practice of Law Prohibited

 No judge or chancellor shall practice law, or perform any of the functions of attorney or counsel, in any of the courts of this state, except in cases in which the judge or chancellor may have been employed as counsel previous to the judge's or chancellor's election. A newly elected or appointed judge or chancellor can practice law only in an effort to wind up the judge or chancellor's practice, ceasing to practice as soon as reasonably possible and in no event longer than one hundred eighty (180) days after assuming office.   Code 1858, § 3912 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 331, § 1); Shan., § 5705; Code 1932, § 9891; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-105; Acts 2012, ch. 789, § 3.
TN Code § 17-1-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-106. Judges to Be Lawyers — Exceptions

  In addition to the qualifications provided for judges by Tenn. Const. art. VI, §§ 3 and 4, judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, chancery courts, circuit courts, criminal courts, and courts exercising the jurisdiction imposed in one (1) or more of the chancery courts, circuit courts or criminal courts, shall be learned in the law, which must be evidenced by the judge being authorized to practice law in the courts of this state.    This section shall not apply to courts of general sessions in counties of this state having a population according to the federal census of 1960 or any subsequent federal census as follows:  not less than  nor more than   4,000 4,500   4,700 4,800   4,900 4,950   5,100 5,200   5,250 5,300   5,900 6,000   6,250 6,300   7,250 7,300   7,800 7,825   8,000 8,400   8,400 8,500   8,500 8,600   9,500 9,571   10,600 10,700   11,500 11,511   11,512 11,525   11,850 11,900   11,900 11,950   12,170 12,200   12,500 12,600   13,000 13,500   14,300 14,400   15,400 15,500   16,100 16,200   17,000 17,500   18,000 18,500   18,800 18,850   19,000 19,100   19,100 20,000   21,000 21,100   21,450 21,500   21,500 21,600   22,200 22,300   24,200 24,240   25,500 25,600   26,950 27,000   27,650 27,700   28,600 28,650   30,400 30,500   39,100 39,200   41,550 41,600   42,150 42,200   250,000 300,000    This section shall not apply to judges of the county courts nor to chairs of county courts in the various counties of this state except in those counties where such judges or chairs exercise general criminal jurisdiction normally exercised by the criminal and circuit courts, jurisdiction of purely civil cases in which a jury is provided for, except insanity proceedings and condemnation of land proceedings, and jurisdiction to hear and determine divorce cases.      Notwithstanding any provision of subsection (b) to the contrary, this section shall apply to any county having a population of not less than two hundred eighty-seven thousand seven hundred (287,700) nor more than two hundred eighty-seven thousand eight hundred (287,800), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.   Subdivision (c)(1) shall have no effect unless it is approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the county legislative body of any county to which it may apply. Its approval or nonapproval shall be proclaimed by the presiding officer of the county legislative body and shall be certified by such officer to the secretary of state.     Notwithstanding any other public or private act, law or charter provision, subsection (a) shall also apply to judges of city courts of all cities of this state having a population in excess of one hundred sixty thousand (160,000), according to the federal census of 1980 or any subsequent federal census.
TN Code § 17-1-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Selection|§ 17-1-107. Uniformly Reported Caseload Statistics

 No additional state trial judge positions shall be created until the Tennessee comptroller of the treasury has established uniformly reported caseload statistics, which may include a weighted caseload formula and that prioritizes the need for additional positions among the judicial districts. The Tennessee comptroller of the treasury shall certify the data to the judiciary committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate.
TN Code § 17-1-201 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 17-1-201. Attendance at Court Required

 Every judge and chancellor is required to hold the terms of courts for which the judge or chancellor is responsible at the regular times appointed by law, unless prevented by sickness of the judge or the judge's family or by some other unavoidable necessity.   Code 1858, § 3937 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 39, § 2); Shan., § 5741; Code 1932, § 9933; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-106.
TN Code § 17-1-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 17-1-202. Penalty for Failure to Open Court

 Any judge or chancellor who fails to open court for which the judge or chancellor is responsible within the first three (3) days of each regular term, without sufficient excuse, shall have one hundred dollars ($100) of salary deducted for the failure.   Code 1858, § 3939 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 39, § 1); Shan., § 5743; Code 1932, § 9934; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-107.   Law Reviews.   The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.   The Tennessee Court System — Criminal Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 319.   Collateral References. 48 C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 70, 71.
TN Code § 17-1-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 17-1-203. Powers in Other Districts

 The judges and chancellors are, notwithstanding § 17-1-102, judges and chancellors for the state at large, and as such, may, upon interchange and upon other lawful ground, exercise the duties of office in any other judicial district in the state.   Code 1858, § 3915 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch. 10, §§ 1, 2; 1826, ch. 2, § 2; 1855-1856, ch. 24); Shan., § 5708; Code 1932, § 9894; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-108.
TN Code § 17-1-204 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 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 chancellor to enclose the papers accompanying the application and the order made, in a sealed envelope, directed to the clerk of the court to which the fiat is directed, which envelope shall be opened only by the clerk or the clerk's deputy.    Code 1858, §§ 3946, 3947 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 71, § 3; 1835-1836, ch. 4, § 9); Shan., §§ 5750, 5751; Code 1932, §§ 9946, 9947; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-109.
TN Code § 17-1-205 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 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 the faithful discharge of the duties of receiver.   Code 1858, § 3948 (deriv. Acts 1833, ch. 47, § 1); Shan., § 5752; Code 1932, § 9948; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-110.