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TN Code § 17-1-206 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 2 - Miscellaneous Duties and Powers|§ 17-1-206. Marriage Rites

 The several judges and chancellors of this state, including retired chancellors and retired judges of courts of record of this state and persons who were members of quarterly county courts or county commissions on August 1, 1984, are authorized to solemnize the rites of matrimony. For the purposes of this section, the several judges of the United States courts who are citizens of Tennessee are deemed to be judges of this state.   Code 1858, § 3949 (deriv. Acts 1845-1846, ch. 168, § 4); Shan., § 5753; Code 1932, § 9949; Acts 1965, ch. 11, § 1; 1973, ch. 66, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-111; Acts 1985, ch. 223, §§ 1, 2; 2003, ch. 376, §§ 1, 2.
TN Code § 17-1-301 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Vacancies|§ 17-1-301. Vacancies in Office

  If a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a judge of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the court of criminal appeals, then the governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. The governor's appointee shall be confirmed and shall stand for election in a retention election in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title.   If a vacancy occurs in the office of a chancellor, circuit court judge, criminal court judge, or judge of any other state trial court of record, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with chapter 4, part 3 of this title.
TN Code § 17-1-303 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Vacancies|§ 17-1-303. Vacancy in Office of County Judge

  Whenever a vacancy, either by death, resignation or removal, occurs in the office of county judge, it shall be filled by the qualified voters of the county at the first regular election in August for any of the county officers, more than forty-five (45) days after the happening of the vacancy. In the meantime, the county legislative body, at its first meeting after the happening of the vacancy, shall elect a person learned in the law and legally qualified to discharge the duties of the office until the election by the people can be had. If the county legislative body fails or refuses to elect a successor to fill the office until the next regular August election, at its first meeting after the happening of the vacancy, then the governor shall appoint some person learned in the law and legally qualified to discharge the duties of the office, who shall serve until the next regular election in August, at which time the vacancy shall be filled by the qualified voters of the county.   Unless the county legislative body is to have a regular meeting within ten (10) days after the vacancy occurs, it shall be the duty of the county clerk, or, in the county clerk's absence or inability to act, of the county clerk's deputy, and the clerk or deputy is empowered, immediately upon the occurrence of the vacancy, to give notice of a special meeting of the county legislative body to be held ten (10) days after the date of the notice, unless the date thus set falls upon a Sunday or holiday, in which case the meeting shall be fixed for the next business day, for the election of the person to fill the vacancy. The meeting shall be held upon the date thus fixed, and the presiding officer for the meeting shall be elected by the county legislative body.
TN Code § 17-1-304 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Vacancies|§ 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 the cases that the judge might have exercised therein, had the vacation of office not occurred.   The judge's powers in this respect shall not extend beyond sixty (60) days from the date of such vacation of office.   The powers shall especially include, but shall not be limited to, the right to render judgments, to hear and determine motions for new trial, to grant appeals and to approve bills of exceptions.   The powers may be exercised by the judge either within or without the geographical limits assigned by law to the judge.
TN Code § 17-1-305 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Vacancies|§ 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 on the defendant's motion for new trial after the successor judge has reviewed the transcript and entire record of the trial.
TN Code § 17-1-306 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 3 - Vacancies|§ 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 in such case if, after hearing, the successor judge finds that it fairly states the truth of the case.   If such successor judge is unable to determine the truth of the case as stated in the bill of exceptions, the successor judge has the power to award a new trial to the losing party.
TN Code § 17-1-401 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Secretarial Assistance|§ 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 salary supplement to an existing secretary to the judge of any court created by private act that is located in a county having a metropolitan form of government and a population in excess of three hundred thousand (300,000), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census, if the judge of the local court has concurrent criminal and civil jurisdiction with judges of courts of record. The amount of the salary supplement shall be equal to the salary supplement provided a secretary of the circuit court of the county.
TN Code § 17-1-402 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Secretarial Assistance|§ 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 upon the warrants of the commissioner of finance and administration.
TN Code § 17-1-403 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Part 4 - Secretarial Assistance|§ 17-1-403. Sole Authority Authorizing Secretarial Assistance

 It is declared to be the legislative intent that this part shall supersede any and all existing general laws authorizing secretarial assistance for trial judges and chancellors or providing for their compensation, and that this part constitutes the sole authority for such purposes.
TN Code § 17-2-101 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-101. Grounds of Incompetency

 No judge or chancellor shall be competent, except by consent of all parties, to sit in the following cases:   Where the judge or chancellor is interested in the event of any cause;   Where the judge or chancellor is connected with either party, by affinity or consanguinity, within the sixth degree, computing by the civil law;   Where the judge or chancellor has been of counsel in the cause;   Where the judge or chancellor has presided on the trial in an inferior court; or   In criminal cases for felony, where the person upon whom, or upon whose property, the felony has been committed, is connected with the judge or chancellor by affinity or consanguinity within the sixth degree, computing by the civil law.    Code 1858, § 3913 (deriv. Acts 1825, ch. 54, § 2; 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 1; 1843-1844, ch. 25, § 1); Shan., § 5706; Code 1932, § 9892; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-201.
TN Code § 17-2-102 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-102. Incompetency of Supreme Court Judges

 The judges of the supreme court, within the first week of each term, or as soon thereafter as the fact comes to their knowledge, shall certify to the governor all cases upon the docket in which any of them are incompetent to sit, upon the receipt of which certificate the governor shall appoint and commission the requisite number of competent lawyers to dispose of the causes.   Code 1858, § 3919 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 1); Shan., § 5715; Code 1932, § 9901; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-202.
TN Code § 17-2-103 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-103. Powers of Special Supreme Court Judges

 The special judges commissioned pursuant to §  17-2-102 shall hear and determine the causes in the commission set forth, and all such other causes during the same term, and shall have the same power and authority in those causes as the regular judges of the court.   Code 1858, § 3920 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 1); Shan., § 5716; Code 1932, § 9902; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-203.   Law Reviews.   The Tennessee Court System — Supreme Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 191.
TN Code § 17-2-104 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-104. Sickness of Judges of Supreme Court

 In case of the sickness of any one (1) or more of the judges of the supreme court, the governor shall have the power to commission persons learned in law to fill the vacancy during the illness of the judge or judges.
TN Code § 17-2-105 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-105. Special Judges for Appellate Courts

 In case of the incompetency, sickness or other disability of any judge of the court of appeals or court of criminal appeals, the governor shall have the power to commission a person to fill the vacancy during the incompetency, sickness or other disability of the judge, and the person so appointed shall be paid the same salary for the time served and receive the same expense allowance as that allowed the regular judge.
TN Code § 17-2-106 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-106. Compensation of Special Supreme Court Judge

 Special judges of the supreme court shall in all cases be paid the same salary for the time served and receive the same expense allowance as are allowed the regular judges.   Code 1858, § 3930 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 2); Acts 1895, ch. 76, § 7; Shan., § 5729; mod. Code 1932, § 9918; Acts 1961, ch. 231, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-206.   Collateral References. Judges 22(8).
TN Code § 17-2-107 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 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; Shan., § 5722; Code 1932, § 9908; modified; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-213.
TN Code § 17-2-109 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 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 or delay; provided, that the assignment shall not materially interfere with the performance of the assigned chancellor's or judge's official duties. In such situation both chancellors or judges may hear, try and dispose of litigation in such court at the same time, both signing their respective minutes.   Whenever litigation in any chancery or circuit court of this state becomes congested, or whenever litigation in any chancery or circuit court has required the recusal of a chancellor or judge, or whenever delay in the disposition of litigation becomes imminent for any reason, the chief justice of the supreme court may assign a former chancellor or judge to assist in the removal of the congestion or delay.     Notwithstanding subsection (a), any chancellor or judge has the discretion to request another chancellor or judge to assist in the removal of congestion or delay if the original chancellor or judge becomes aware of the need for assistance before the supreme court makes the assignment; and, in such situation, both the requesting chancellor or judge and the requested chancellor and judge may hear, try and dispose of litigation in such court at the same time, both signing their respective minutes.   Nothing in this section shall be construed to interfere with the appointment of special chancellors or judges as provided elsewhere by statute.
TN Code § 17-2-110 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 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 assign some other chancellor, circuit, criminal or appellate judge to hear the case or cases that the chancellor or judge is unable to hear and decide.   It is the duty of the chief justice to designate some other chancellor or circuit or criminal judge who is not or will not be engaged in hearing causes in that chancellor's or judge's own division or circuit to repair to the place where the case or cases mentioned in subsection (a) are to be heard, and hear and decide the case or cases in all respects as if the chancellor or judge were the duly elected judge of that division or circuit.   It shall be no objection to the authority of the assigned chancellor or judge that the regular chancellor or judge is engaged in the hearing of causes in the same or another county of the same division or circuit.
TN Code § 17-2-111 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-111. Expenses of Assigned Judge or Chancellor

 The expenses of the chancellor, judge or appellate judge who serves as assigned by the chief justice under § 17-2-109 or § 17-2-110, or the retired judge designated or assigned in accordance with § 16-3-502(2), shall be certified by the chancellor, judge, appellate judge or retired judge pursuant to policies and guidelines promulgated by the supreme court. The expenses shall be paid in addition to the regular salary of the judge.
TN Code § 17-2-112 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-112. Transfers From Chancery to Circuit Court Because of Incompetency

 When any chancellor is incompetent to try any cause in the court for which the chancellor is responsible, a circuit judge may hear and determine the cause as chancellor, for which purpose the clerk of the chancery court shall bring before the chancellor all the papers in the cause, and the necessary entries shall be made on the minutes of the chancery court, and signed by the circuit judge presiding.   Code 1858, § 3922 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 126, § 1); Shan., § 5718; Code 1932, § 9904; T.C.A. (orig. ed), § 17-218; Acts 2012, ch. 789, § 4.
TN Code § 17-2-113 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-113. Circuit Judge Acting as Chancellor

 Any circuit judge may also during the sittings of a chancery court, upon notification of a cause in which the chancellor is incompetent, as provided in § 17-2-112, take the place of the chancellor on the bench and hear and determine the cause as chancellor, the necessary entry being made on the minutes of the court and signed by the circuit judge.   Code 1858, § 3923 (deriv. Acts 1843-1844, ch. 126, § 1; 1855-1856, ch. 24); Shan., § 5719; Code 1932, § 9905; T.C.A. (orig. ed.) § 17-219.   Law Reviews.   The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.   The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241.
TN Code § 17-2-115 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-115. Certification of Incompetency to Governor

 When any judge of any circuit court, criminal court, or chancellor, or judge or chancellor of any special court of equal dignity with circuit or chancery court, certifies to the governor that the judge or chancellor is incompetent to hold the judge's or chancellor's court, or to try any cause or causes pending in the judge's or chancellor's court, the governor shall appoint some person learned in the law and constitutionally qualified to discharge the duties of the office of judge or chancellor, to hold the court or try the cause or causes.
TN Code § 17-2-116 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-116. Disability of Judges or Chancellors

   When any of the judges of the circuit courts, criminal courts, other special courts or courts of general sessions, or any of the chancellors, is unable from sickness or other physical disability to attend and hold any of the courts at the time and place required by law, the governor shall appoint and commission a special judge who shall have the same qualifications as the regular judge to attend and hold such courts for and during the absence or disability of any such judges.   If a judge or chancellor does not certify the disability to the governor, and the chief justice of the supreme court determines that the judge or chancellor has been and is so disabled as to prevent the judge or chancellor from carrying out the responsibilities and duties of the judge's or chancellor's office for a period of ninety (90) days or more, then the chief justice shall have the authority to certify the disability to the governor. The governor shall appoint and commission a special judge who shall have the same qualifications as the regular judge or chancellor to attend and hold court during the period of disability of any such judge or chancellor. The special judge shall serve until the chief justice certifies to the governor that the judge or chancellor is no longer disabled.     In the event a judge or chancellor who is certified as disabled pursuant to this section subsequently dies or retires, any special judge or chancellor serving for the deceased or retired judge shall continue to serve until such time as the successor of the deceased or retired judge or chancellor is duly elected, qualified and installed in office in the manner provided by law, and may be a candidate for this office in the election.    Code 1858, § 3927 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, §§ 1, 3); Shan., § 5724; Code 1932, § 9913; Acts 1941, ch. 28, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 9913; Acts 1959, ch. 150, § 1; 1972, ch. 532, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, § 36; T.C.A., (orig. ed.), § 17-222; Acts 1989, ch. 153, §§ 1, 2.
TN Code § 17-2-117 (2021)
2021 Tennessee Code|Title 17 - Judges and Chancellors|Chapter 2 - Special Judges and Interchange|Part 1 - Special Judges|§ 17-2-117. Powers of Special Judges or Chancellors

  The person appointed and commissioned pursuant to § 17-2-116 shall have all the power and authority of the regular judge or chancellor in whose place the person is appointed, shall draw the same salary, have the same emoluments of office and shall continue to hold the courts and exercise the duties of the office, including the power to appoint a secretary at the same salary and under the same provisions as the regular judge or chancellor may have, which shall be in lieu of the secretarial help to which the regular judge or chancellor is entitled, until the regular judge recovers from the sickness or disability and appears on the first day of the term for the purposes of resuming the functions of judge or chancellor.   Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to empower the special chancellor to appoint the clerks and masters of the chancery courts, which appointive power shall remain with the regular chancellor.    Code 1858, § 3928 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, §§ 1, 3); Shan., § 5726; Code 1932, § 9915; Acts 1959, ch. 150, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-223.