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TN Code § 17-4-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-303. Exclusions From Membership on Commission

  No member of the commission shall be a salaried office holder of this state or the United States, nor shall any member of the commission hold any office in any political party or political organization; provided, that members of the national guard and members of any armed forces reserve organization, any district attorney general or an employee of a district attorney general, or any district public defender or an employee of a district public defender shall not be considered as salaried office holders. This subsection (a) shall not apply to any employee of the attorney general and reporter, except the attorney general and reporter and the solicitor general.   Any member of the commission who becomes a salaried office holder of this state or the United States or who accepts any office in any political party or political organization shall by doing so vacate the member's office as a member of the commission.   No member of the commission shall be a registered employer of a lobbyist in this state or a registered lobbyist in this state. Any member of the commission who becomes a registered employer of a lobbyist or a registered lobbyist in this state shall by doing so vacate the member's office as a member of the commission.
TN Code § 17-4-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-304. Start of Term — Rules

  The term of office of each member of the commission shall begin on February 1, 2016.   The commission shall have the authority to promulgate rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 17-4-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-305. Terms Generally — Eligibility for Reappointment

  Except as otherwise provided in § 17-4-301(b) or § 17-4-306, the term of a member of the commission shall be six (6) years.   Members shall be eligible for reappointment for a successive term.
TN Code § 17-4-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-306. Vacancy Filled as Original Appointment — Absence From Meetings — Vacation of Membership

  A vacancy on the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.   A member of the commission who has four (4) unexcused absences from commission hearings during the member's term of office must vacate the member's office as a member of the commission.
TN Code § 17-4-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-307. Compensation — Reimbursement for Expenses

  Members of the commission shall not receive any compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for their official travel expenses pursuant to policies and guidelines promulgated by the supreme court.   Subject to budgetary restrictions, the administrative office of the courts shall pay or reimburse the necessary expenses authorized or incurred by the commission in the performance of the duties pursuant to policies and guidelines promulgated by the supreme court.
TN Code § 17-4-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-309. Nominees — Requirements

 All nominees of the trial court vacancy commission shall be attorneys who are duly licensed to practice law in this state and who are fully qualified under the constitution and statutes of this state to fill the office for which they are nominated.
TN Code § 17-4-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-310. Appointment by Governor When Commission Fails to Provide List of Nominees — Expiration of Term

  If the trial court vacancy commission does not furnish a list of three (3) nominees to the governor within sixty (60) days after receipt of written notice from the governor that a vacancy has occurred, then the governor may fill the vacancy by appointing any person who is duly licensed to practice law in this state and who is fully qualified under the constitution and statutes of this state to fill the office.   The term of a judge appointed under this section shall expire on August 31 after the next regular August election occurring more than thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs.
TN Code § 17-4-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 4 - Judicial Appointment and Trial Court Vacancy Commission|Part 3 - Trial Court Vacancy Commission|§ 17-4-311. Maintenance of Records by Administrative Office of the Courts — Notification of Time and Place of Meetings

 The administrative office of the courts shall keep and maintain all records of the trial court vacancy commission as well as furnish the commission with any other secretarial or clerical services or assistance it may require. It is further the duty of the administrative office of the courts to notify all commission members of the date, time, and place of any commission meetings.
TN Code § 17-5-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-5-101. Intent of Chapter

 The regulation of judicial conduct is critical to preserving the integrity of the judiciary and enhancing public confidence in the judicial system. This chapter is intended to provide an orderly and efficient method for making inquiry into the physical, mental, and moral fitness of any Tennessee judge; the judge's manner of performance of duty; and the judge's commission of any act that reflects unfavorably upon the judiciary of the state or brings the judiciary into disrepute or that may adversely affect the administration of justice in this state. This chapter further is intended to provide a process by which appropriate sanctions may be imposed.
TN Code § 17-5-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-5-102. Applicability of Chapter

  This chapter applies to:  All Tennessee judges, including, but not limited to, appellate, trial, general sessions, probate, juvenile, and municipal judges, senior judges, claims commissioners, and all other judges sitting on or presiding over any court created by the general assembly or by the express or implied authority of the general assembly;   All persons for their conduct while sitting or presiding over any judicial proceeding, including, but not limited to, persons sitting by special appointment; and   Candidates for judicial office, as defined by the Code of Judicial Conduct, Rule 10 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court.     This chapter does not apply to administrative law judges.   This chapter regulates judicial behavior, not judicial decision-making.
TN Code § 17-5-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 1 - General Provisions|§ 17-5-103. Liberal Construction of Chapter

 This chapter must be liberally construed to accomplish the declared purposes and intents set forth in this chapter.
TN Code § 17-5-202 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 2 - Creation and Organization|§ 17-5-202. Monthly and Quarterly Reports — Records Retention Policy

   By the twentieth day of each month, the board shall compile and transmit to the judiciary committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate a report containing at least the following information for the previous month:  The number and category of complaints opened;   The number and category of complaints closed; and   The disposition of the complaints closed by category.     The monthly report must also contain a cumulative, year-to-date total for the complaints reported in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)–(C).     By the twentieth day of January, April, July, and October of each year, the board shall compile and transmit to the judiciary committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate a report containing at least the following information for the prior three-month period:  The number of complaints opened;   The number of complaints closed;   The disposition of complaints closed;   The number of complaints pending;   The number of complaints for which probable cause has been found;   The number of complaints for which formal charges have been filed based on a recommendation by an investigative panel, including the nature of the charge, the names of the complainant or complainants, and the judge against whom the complaint is filed;   The nature of any complaint filed according to the following categories:  Failure to comply with the law;   Bias, prejudice, and unfairness;   Discourtesy;   Abuse of office;   Delay;   Ex parte communication;   Disability;   Political violation;   Recusal; and   Miscellaneous;     The type of judge against whom a complaint is filed by category; and   A list of votes taken by each board member as follows:  The member's name;   The number of times the member voted to dismiss a complaint while on an investigative panel; and   The number of times the member voted to authorize an investigation while on an investigative panel.       The quarterly reports must contain a cumulative, year-to-date total of the information compiled in subsection (b).   The October report must also contain a five-year statistical comparison of the prior five (5) fiscal years for the same categories.   The board shall promulgate rules to establish a formal records retention policy and shall review the policy on an annual basis to determine if changes should be made. Such rules must be promulgated in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5.
TN Code § 17-5-203 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 2 - Creation and Organization|§ 17-5-203. Notice Provided to Speakers

  The chair of the board shall provide the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives with the name, type of judge, judicial district, if applicable, the reason for the reprimand, and the number of previous reprimands within five (5) business days of the occurrence of each of the following actions:  A judge receives a second or subsequent public reprimand for conduct occurring during the period of time the person is a sitting judge;   A judge receives a second or subsequent private reprimand for conduct within the same misconduct category set out in § 17-5-202(b)(7) occurring during any eight-year term the person holds the office of judge; or   A judge receives a third or subsequent private reprimand for conduct within any of the misconduct categories set out in § 17-5-202(b)(7) occurring during any eight-year term the person holds the office of judge.      The notice provided to the speakers pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) is a public record.   The notice provided to the speakers pursuant to subdivision (a)(2) or (a)(3) remains confidential unless the general assembly opens an investigation of a judge pursuant to article VI, § 6 or article V of the Tennessee Constitution.
TN Code § 17-5-302 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-302. Investigation and Action if Reason to Believe Judge Is Disabled

  The board is authorized, on its own motion, or pursuant to the complaint of a person having reason to believe a judge is disabled, to investigate and take appropriate action, including recommendation of removal from office, in any case wherein an active judge is suffering from any disability, physical or mental, that is or is likely to become permanent and that would substantially interfere with the prompt, orderly, and efficient performance of the judge's duties.   All complaints made under this section are confidential and privileged.   If the board recommends removal from office under this section, the aggrieved judge may appeal to the supreme court as provided in § 17-5-309.
TN Code § 17-5-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-304. Investigation and Dismissal of Groundless Complaint

 If it is determined that the charges against a judge are frivolous or unfounded, or beyond the permissible scope of the board's inquiry, the matter will be closed and all documents, records, and papers pertaining to the charges must be destroyed and the board's docket must recite the investigation and dismissal of a groundless complaint.
TN Code § 17-5-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-305. Immunity of Members of Board, Disciplinary Counsel, and Their Staff

 Members of the board, the disciplinary counsel, and their staff are immune from civil suit for all conduct in the course of their official duties, except in cases of gross negligence or willful misconduct.
TN Code § 17-5-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-306. Formal Charges — Answer — Failure to Appear — Stated Sanction

  When, in the preliminary judgment of the investigative panel, there is probable cause to believe the judge under investigation is guilty of one (1) or more of the offenses under § 17-5-301(j), or is suffering from a disability as set forth in § 17-5-302, it is the duty of disciplinary counsel to give the judge under investigation written notice of the details of the formal charges.   The formal charges must give fair and adequate notice of the nature of the alleged misconduct or incapacity. The disciplinary counsel shall file the formal charges with the board. The disciplinary counsel shall cause a copy of the formal charges to be served on the judge or the judge's counsel by certified mail and shall file proof of service with the board.   The judge has fourteen (14) days from the date of receipt of written notice of the formal charge to file an answer with the board and serve a copy on the disciplinary counsel.   A judge who raises a defense based on a mental or physical condition waives any medical privilege.   If the judge fails to answer the formal charges, then the failure to answer constitutes an admission of the factual allegations.   If the judge fails to appear when specifically ordered to do so by the hearing panel or the board, the judge is deemed to have admitted the factual allegations that were to be the subject of the appearance and to have conceded the merits of any motion or recommendation to be considered at the appearance. Absent good cause, the hearing panel or board shall not continue or delay proceedings because of the judge's failure to appear.    The judge may agree with the disciplinary counsel that the judge shall admit to any or all of the formal charges in exchange for a stated sanction at any time after the filing of formal charges and before final disposition. The agreement must be submitted to the hearing panel assigned to the case, which shall either:  Reject the agreement; or   Approve the agreement and enter the order to sanction the judge.     If the stated sanction is rejected by the hearing panel, the agreement must be withdrawn and cannot be used against the judge in any proceedings.   A judge who consents to a stated sanction shall sign an affidavit stating that:  The judge consents to the sanction;   The consent is freely and voluntarily rendered;   There is a pending proceeding involving allegations of misconduct, which must be specifically set forth in the affidavit; and   The facts set forth in the affidavit are true.     The affidavit must be filed with the board upon its approval by the hearing panel. The affidavit remains confidential until it is filed with the board. The final order of sanction must be based on the formal charges and the conditional admission.
TN Code § 17-5-307 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-307. Hearing — Quorum — Clear and Convincing Evidence

  The matter must be set for hearing within thirty (30) days from the date the answer is filed. The hearing is a full evidentiary hearing at which the judge is entitled to due process, including the right to be represented by counsel, the right of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses, the right of confrontation and of cross-examination of witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial. Upon demand of the judge, or upon a finding by the board that the public interest would be served, the trial must be conducted in the county of the judge's residence. A complete transcript of the trial must be prepared by a court reporter.   The hearing panel shall conduct the hearing. Members of the investigative panel for the particular cause shall not participate in the hearing or the deliberations of the cause.   A majority of the hearing panel constitutes a quorum, and a quorum of the hearing panel is required to hold a hearing. The hearing panel shall decide a matter only upon the concurrence of a majority of all members of the panel hearing the matter. The decision of the hearing panel is the decision of the board.   Charges of misconduct must be established by clear and convincing evidence.
TN Code § 17-5-308 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-308. Dismissal of Charges or Imposition of Sanctions — Findings and Judgment — Moot Removal Recommendation

  The board, acting through the hearing panel, may dismiss the charges or impose any sanction authorized in § 17-5-301(f)(1) at the conclusion of the hearing.   The board shall issue a formal finding of fact and opinion within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing regardless of the sanction imposed. The hearing panel may make a written request to the chair of the board for an extension of time within which to file its findings and judgment. If the hearing panel does not submit its findings and judgment within thirty (30) days, the disciplinary counsel shall report the failure to submit such findings and judgment to the board, which may take any action it deems necessary to secure the submission of the information. The failure of the hearing panel to meet the deadline is not grounds for dismissal of the formal charges.   If the board recommends the removal of a judge from office and by reason of resignation, death, or retirement, the board determines that its recommendation is moot, its formal opinion shall so state. For purposes of this subsection (c), the board's removal recommendation shall be considered moot only if the board determines there is no further punitive action the general assembly could take against the judge.
TN Code § 17-5-309 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-309. Appeal by Aggrieved Judge

  The aggrieved judge may appeal to the supreme court, as a matter of right, within fourteen (14) days from the date of entry of the judgment of the board. The record on appeal must conform to the requirements of Rule 24 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.    The review in the supreme court is de novo on the record made before the board. There is no presumption of correctness of the judgment or the findings of the board.   The supreme court shall convene within seven (7) days after all briefs are filed to hear oral arguments and shall file a written opinion within fourteen (14) days thereafter.
TN Code § 17-5-310 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-310. Action of Board Affirmed — Transmittal of Recommendation of Removal to General Assembly

  If the supreme court affirms the action of the board as provided in § 17-5-308, the judgment of the supreme court is final. If the supreme court affirms the action of the board in recommending removal of the judge in accordance with § 17-5-302 or §§ 17-5-308 and 17-5-301(f)(1)(F), the recommendation for removal must be transmitted to the general assembly for a final determination. However, if the supreme court affirms the board's action recommending the removal of a judge and its determination that the recommendation is moot as provided in § 17-5-308(c), the matter may not be transmitted to the general assembly for a final determination but is final upon the supreme court's action.   The clerk of the supreme court shall send written notice of the supreme court's action to affirm the recommendation for removal to the speaker of the senate and speaker of the house of representatives. The clerk of the supreme court shall certify the entire record, including the briefs filed in the supreme court and the opinion of that court, to the speaker of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives within five (5) days of the clerk's receipt of such record.   The procedure for the removal of a judge provided in accordance with this chapter must not be construed as limiting or altering the power of impeachment, as provided in the Tennessee Constitution, article 5 or the power of removal as provided in the Tennessee Constitution, article VI, § 6.
TN Code § 17-5-311 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 5 - Board of Judicial Conduct|Part 3 - Jurisdiction and Proceedings|§ 17-5-311. Conflict Between Timeframes

 If a conflict arises between the timeframe provided for in this chapter and the timeframe set out in the rules of practice and procedure, the rules of practice and procedure shall control.
TN Code § 18-1-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 18 - Clerks of Courts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Conduct of Office|§ 18-1-101. Selection and General Functions

 Each of the courts has a clerk, elected or appointed for a term of years, whose duty it is to attend the court and perform all the clerical functions of the court.   Code 1858, § 320 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 2); Shan., § 396; Code 1932, § 646; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-101.
TN Code § 18-1-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 18 - Clerks of Courts|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 1 - Qualifications and Conduct of Office|§ 18-1-102. Residence and Office

 The clerk of each of the courts shall reside in the county in which the court is held, shall keep an office at the county seat of that county, and give due attendance at the office for the performance of official duties.   Code 1858, § 4038 (deriv. Acts 1805, ch. 1; 1832, ch. 7, § 2); Shan., § 5850; Code 1932, § 10050; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-102.