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2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 19 - MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT (§§ 16-19-101 — 16-19-108) › Section 16-19-106 - Funding

(a)
A court exercising criminal jurisdiction within this state or an existing drug court treatment program or a veterans treatment court program created by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction may apply for mental health treatment court program grant funds. If the department of mental health and substance abuse services determines that the court is able to administer a mental health treatment court program, then the department shall award the court grant money to fund a mental health treatment court program.
(b)
If the department determines that a court is able to administer a mental health treatment court program and grant money is awarded pursuant to subsection (a), then the county in which the court resides shall provide a courtroom and a judge for the mental health treatment court program and all necessary supplies and equipment for the maintenance of the court, and shall defray the expenses thereof from the general fund of the county.
(c)
Funds allocated pursuant to this section may be used to:
(1)
Fund a full-time or part-time program director position;
(2)
Fund treatment court program staff whose job duties are directly related to program operations;
(3)
Fund mental health treatment and other direct services for court program participants; and
(4)
Fund program costs directly related to program operations.
(d)
Funds allocated pursuant to this section shall not be used:
(1)
To pay for costs not directly related to mental health treatment court program operations;
(2)
To pay for additional judges to preside over a mental health treatment court program;
(3)
For construction or land acquisition;
(4)
To pay bonuses or commissions to any individuals or organizations; or
(5)
To form a corporation.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1071, s 1, eff. 5/25/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 19 - MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT ACT (§§ 16-19-101 — 16-19-108) › Section 16-19-108 - Mental health treatment court program participants

Each participant in a mental health treatment court program:
(1)
Shall not be a violent offender or sexual offender;
(2)
Must have a diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental illness; and
(3)
Must be willing to participate in the program.
Added by 2022 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1071, s 1, eff. 5/25/2022.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 20 - THE VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION CENTER (§§ 16-20-101 — 16-20-106) › Section 16-20-101 - Legislative findings and intent

(a)
The general assembly finds and declares that:
(1)
The resolution of felony, misdemeanor and juvenile delinquent disputes can be costly and complex in a judicial setting where the parties involved are necessarily in an adversarial posture and subject to formalized procedures; and
(2)
Victim-offender mediation centers can meet the needs of the state's citizens by providing forums in which persons may voluntarily participate in the resolution of disputes in an informal and less adversarial atmosphere.
(b)
It is the intent of the general assembly that programs established pursuant to this chapter:
(1)
Stimulate the establishment and use of victim-offender mediation centers to help meet the need for alternatives to the courts for the resolution of certain disputes;
(2)
Encourage continuing community participation in the development, administration and oversight of local programs designed to facilitate the informal resolution of disputes between and among members of the community;
(3)
Offer structures for dispute resolution that may serve as models for centers in other communities; and
(4)
Serve a specific community or locale and resolve disputes that arise within that community or locale.
Acts 1993, ch. 420, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 20 - THE VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION CENTER (§§ 16-20-101 — 16-20-106) › Section 16-20-103 - Confidential and privileged documents and communications

(a)
All memoranda, work notes or products, or case files of centers established under this chapter are confidential and privileged and are not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding unless the court or administrative tribunal determines that the materials were submitted by a participant to the center for the purpose of avoiding discovery of the material in a subsequent proceeding. Any communication relating to the subject matter of the resolution made during the resolution process by any participant, mediator, or any other person is a privileged communication and is not subject to disclosure in any judicial or administrative proceeding unless all parties to the communication waive the privilege.
(b)
The privilege and limitation on evidentiary use described in subsection (a) does not apply to any communication of a threat that injury or damage may be inflicted on any person or on the property of a party to the dispute, to the extent the communication may be relevant evidence in a criminal matter. Such communications shall not be construed to be public records pursuant to title 10, chapter 7.
Acts 1993, ch. 420, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 20 - THE VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION CENTER (§§ 16-20-101 — 16-20-106) › Section 16-20-104 - Withdrawal from dispute resolution

Any person who voluntarily enters a dispute resolution process at a center established under this chapter may revoke the person's consent, withdraw from dispute resolution and seek judicial or administrative redress prior to reaching a written resolution agreement. No legal penalty, sanction or restraint may be imposed upon the person.
Acts 1993, ch. 420, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 20 - THE VICTIM-OFFENDER MEDIATION CENTER (§§ 16-20-101 — 16-20-106) › Section 16-20-105 - Immunity from suit

(a)
Members of the board of directors of a victim-offender mediation center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in good faith as members of the board.
(b)
Employees and volunteers of a center are immune from suit in any civil action based on any proceedings or other official acts performed in their capacity as employees or volunteers, except in cases of willful or wanton misconduct.
(c)
A center is immune from suit in any civil action based on any of its proceedings or other official acts performed by its employees, volunteers, or members or its board of directors, except in cases of:
(1)
Willful or wanton misconduct by its employees or volunteers; and
(2)
Official acts performed in bad faith by members of its board.
Acts 1993, ch. 420, § 5.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-101 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 13, eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 23, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 32, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 1; 1945, ch. 89, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.1 (Williams, § 738.5); Acts 1967, ch. 132, § 1; 1973, ch. 65, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-901; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 26; 1993, ch. 241, § 27; 1999, ch. 311, § 3; 2001, ch. 451, §1; 2003 , ch. 399, § 3; 2004, ch. 914, § 3a.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-102 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 14, eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 24, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 48, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 2; 1945, ch. 89, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.2 (Williams, § 738.6); Acts 1967, ch. 132, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-902; Acts 1993, ch. 66, §27; 2003 , ch. 399, § 4.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-103 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420,s 15, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 2a, as added by Acts 1947, ch. 47, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.3 (Williams, § 738.6a); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-903.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-104 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420,s 16, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 2a, as added by Acts 1947, ch. 47, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.3 (Williams, § 738.6b); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-904.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-105 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420,s 17, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.4 (Williams, § 738.7); T.C.A., § 16-905; Acts 1989, ch. 154, §§ 1, 2; 1993, ch. 65, § 3.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-106 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 18, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 4; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.5 (Williams, §738.8); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-906; Acts 1982, ch. 751, § 1; 1994, ch. 686, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-107 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 19, eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 25, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 32, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 5; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.6 (Williams, §738.9); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-907; Acts 1986, ch. 909, § 4; 1989, ch. 588, §§ 9, 10; 1990, ch. 751, § 4; 1990, ch. 1024, § 16; 1992, ch. 966, § 1; 1993, ch. 65, § 4; 1994, ch. 686, § 2; 1994, ch. 1005, §§ 2, 3; 1995, ch. 326, § 1; 1999, ch. 311, §§1, 2; 2001, ch. 408, §§6, 7; 2003 , ch. 399, § 5; 2004, ch. 756, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-108 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 20, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 6; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.7 (Williams, §738.10); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-908.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-109 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 21, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 7; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.8 (Williams, §738.11); T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-909.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-110 - [Repealed]

Repealed by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420,s 22, eff. 5/21/2019.
Acts 1943, ch. 130, §§ 5, 8; 1945, 89, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, §§ 738.6, 738.9 (Williams, §§ 738.9, 738.12); modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-910.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 21 - JUDICIAL ORGANIZATIONS (§§ 16-21-101 — 16-21-111) › Section 16-21-111 - Personal injury or death cases in chancery or circuit courts - Reports

(a)
The clerks of circuit courts and the clerks and masters of chancery courts shall report, on a monthly basis, to the administrative office of the courts on a form to be devised and distributed by the administrative office of the courts, the following data:
(1)
The number of cases filed claiming money damages for personal injury or death;
(2)
The number of such cases actually proceeding to trial; and
(3)
For each such case actually proceeding to trial, the number of cases in which the plaintiff was awarded some money damages for personal injury or death, the amount of the verdict given in a jury case, the amount of judgment in a case without a jury, and any additur or remittitur awarded in the case by the trial judge.
(b)
The presiding judge in each circuit shall verify the trial data reported to the administrative office of the courts.
(c)
The administrative office of the courts shall compile such data and report the findings of the previous fiscal year, on or before February 1 of each year, to the chair of the senate judiciary committee, the chair of the civil justice committee of the house of representatives, and the attorney general and reporter. The report is a public document, available on request from the administrative office of the courts.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 15, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 23, eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 26, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 32, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1989, ch. 53, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-101 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Drug Court Treatment Act of 2003."
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-102 - Legislative intent - Goals

(a)
The general assembly recognizes that a critical need exists in this state for criminal justice system programs to reduce the incidence of drug use, drug addiction and crimes committed as a result of drug use and drug addiction. It is the intent of the general assembly by this chapter to create a program to facilitate the implementation of new and the continuation of existing drug court treatment programs.
(b)
The goals of the drug court treatment programs created under this chapter include the following:
(1)
To reduce the use of jail and prison beds and other correctional services by nonviolent chemically dependent offenders by diverting them into rehabilitative programs;
(2)
To reduce incidences of drug use and drug addiction among offenders;
(3)
To reduce crimes committed as a result of drug use and addiction;
(4)
To promote public safety through these reductions;
(5)
To increase the personal, familial and societal accountability of offenders; and
(6)
To promote effective interaction and the use of resources among local criminal justice agencies and community agencies.
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-103 - Chapter definitions

As used in this chapter:
(1)
"Chemically dependent" means a maladaptive pattern of substance use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress as manifested by two (2) or more of the predeterminate symptoms occurring at any time in the same twelve-month period;
(2)
"Drug court treatment program" means any drug court treatment program created within the state that follows the general principles referenced in §
16-22-104
and that is established by the judge of a court in this state exercising criminal jurisdiction or by the judge of a juvenile court. A "drug court treatment program" shall have the same powers as the court that created it;
(3)
"Nonadversarial approach" means that the district attorney general and the defense attorney work together for the benefit of the drug court treatment program participants and the program. Any disagreements are to be resolved prior to court and not in front of the participants; and
(4)
(A)
"Violent offender" means a person who:
(i)
Is convicted of an offense, during the course of which:
(a)
The person carried, possessed or used a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(b)
There occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or
(c)
The person committed a felony involving the use of force against the person of another;
(ii)
Has one (1) or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm; or
(iii)
Is convicted of domestic assault under §
39-13-111
;
(B)
In determining whether a defendant is a "violent offender" under subdivision (4)(A)(i), it does not matter whether one (1) or more of the circumstances described in subdivision (4)(A)(i)(
a
), (4)(A)(i)(
b
), or (4)(A)(i)(
c
) is or is not an element of the offense for which the person is convicted.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 409, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 409, s 1, eff. 7/1/2021.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2007 , ch. 375, §1; 2012 , ch. 889, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-104 - General principles

All drug court treatment programs in this state shall be established and operate according to the following general principles as established by the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Drug Court Standards Committee:
(1)
Drug courts integrate alcohol and other drug treatment services with justice system case processing;
(2)
Drug courts use a nonadversarial approach, with prosecution and defense counsel promoting public safety while protecting participants' due process rights;
(3)
Drug courts identify eligible participants early and promptly place them in the drug court treatment program;
(4)
Drug courts provide access to a continuum of alcohol, drug, mental health and other related treatment and rehabilitation services;
(5)
Drug courts monitor abstinence by frequent alcohol and other drug testing;
(6)
Drug courts use a coordinated strategy to govern responses to participants' compliance;
(7)
Drug courts use ongoing judicial interaction with each drug court participant as an essential component of the program;
(8)
Drug courts utilize monitoring and evaluation to measure the achievement of program goals and gauge effectiveness;
(9)
Drug courts employ continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective drug court planning, implementation and operations; and
(10)
Drug courts forge partnerships among the courts, public agencies and community-based organizations to generate local support and enhance drug court effectiveness.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2010 , ch. 833, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-105 - Administration

The department of mental health and substance abuse services shall administer the drug court treatment program by:
(1)
Defining, developing, and gathering outcome measures for drug court treatment programs relating to §
16-22-102
;
(2)
Collecting, reporting and disseminating drug court treatment data;
(3)
Supporting a state drug treatment mentor program;
(4)
Sponsoring and coordinating state drug court treatment training;
(5)
Awarding, administering and evaluating state drug court treatment grants; and
(6)
Developing standards of operation for drug court treatment programs.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 453, s 11, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2007 , ch. 375, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-106 - Application for grant funds

Through the department of mental health and substance abuse services, a court exercising criminal jurisdiction within this state or an existing drug court treatment program created by a court exercising criminal jurisdiction may apply for drug court treatment program grant funds to:
(1)
Fund a full-time or part-time program director position;
(2)
Fund drug court treatment staff whose job duties are directly related to program operations;
(3)
Fund substance abuse treatment, mental health and other direct services for drug court treatment participants;
(4)
Fund drug testing;
(5)
Fund program costs directly related to program operations; and
(6)
Implement or continue drug court treatment program operations.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 453, s 12, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2007 , ch. 375, §3; 2010 , ch. 833, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-107 - Prohibited use of grant awards

Department of mental health and substance abuse services grant awards may not be:
(1)
Used to pay for wages not directly related to drug court treatment program operations;
(2)
Made to any court that does not agree to operate its program in accordance with the principles in §
16-22-104
;
(3)
Used for construction or land acquisition;
(4)
Used to pay bonuses or commissions to any individuals or organizations; or
(5)
Used to form a corporation.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 453,s 13, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-108 - Establishment of advisory committee

The commissioner of finance and administration shall establish an advisory committee composed of seven (7) members, two (2) of whom shall be judges who have presided over a drug court for at least two (2) years and two (2) of whom shall be drug coordinators who have functioned as drug coordinators in actively implemented drug courts for at least two (2) years. The committee shall review all program criteria established by the department of mental health and substance abuse services and shall advise the commissioner on the allocation of funds under this chapter. Before appointing the members, the commissioner shall consult with the president of the Tennessee Association of Drug Court Professionals, the president of the Tennessee Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services and the Tennessee Association of Mental Health Organizations. After the commissioner establishes staggered terms with the initial appointments, a member shall have a four-year term, and a member may be appointed to serve one (1) additional consecutive term. Each member shall be reimbursed from the drug court treatment program resources fund established in §
16-22-110
for travel expenses for attending a meeting of the advisory committee in accordance with the comprehensive travel regulations promulgated by the department of finance and administration and approved by the attorney general and reporter.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 453, s 14, eff. 7/1/2015.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2008 , ch. 883, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-110 - Administration and disbursement of fees

The assessment collected and remitted to the state shall be placed in a drug court treatment program resources fund for the purposes of funding drug court treatment program administration and the grant awards as provided in §§
16-22-105
and
16-22-106
. The office of criminal justice programs shall administer the money in the drug court treatment program resources fund. Any unspent money shall not be transferred or placed to the credit of the general revenue fund of the state at the end of each year, but shall remain deposited to the credit of the drug court treatment program resources fund for future allocation.
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-111 - No right to treatment conferred

Nothing contained in this chapter shall confer a right or an expectation of a right to treatment for an offender within the criminal justice system.
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-112 - Construction

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the ability of any jurisdiction to create or maintain a drug court treatment program that adheres to the guidelines set forth in §
16-22-104
.
Acts 2003, ch. 335, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-113 - Treatment program participants

Each participant in a drug court treatment program shall:
(1)
Not be a violent offender as defined in §
16-22-103
;
(2)
Be substance abusing or chemically dependent, or both; and
(3)
Be willing to participate in a treatment program.
Acts 2003 , ch. 335, §1; 2007 , ch. 375, § 7.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 16 - COURTS (§§ 16-1-101 — 16-22-114) › Chapter 22 - DRUG COURT TREATMENT ACT OF 2003 (§§ 16-22-101 — 16-22-114) › Section 16-22-114 - Juvenile court drug court treatment programs

In addition to courts exercising criminal jurisdiction and authorized to serve as drug treatment courts, courts exercising jurisdiction over juveniles alleged to be delinquent or unruly may also develop and operate drug court treatment programs, subject to all guidelines and requirements in this chapter. The juvenile drug court treatment programs shall not be funded or supported by revenues collected by the clerks of general sessions, circuit and criminal courts or municipal courts exercising general sessions court jurisdiction pursuant to §
16-22-109
.
Acts 2007, ch. 375, § 8.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 17-1-103 - Election

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 6, eff. 1/28/2016.
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 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.
Amended by 2015 Tenn. Acts, ch. 38,s 1, eff. 7/1/2015.
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 17-1-105 - Practice of law prohibited - Exception for wind up of practice of newly elected or appointed judge or chancellor

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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 1 - QUALIFICATIONS AND SELECTION (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-107) › Section 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 civil justice committee of the house of representatives and the judiciary committee of the senate.
Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 64, s 16, eff. 3/29/2021.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 420, s 24, eff. 5/21/2019.
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 345, s 27, eff. 5/10/2019.
Amended by 2013 Tenn. Acts, ch. 236, s 37, eff. 4/19/2013.
Acts 1997 , ch. 430, § 2.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 17-1-204 - Extraordinary process

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 2 - MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES AND POWERS (§§ 17-1-201 — 17-1-206) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 17-1-301 - Vacancies in office

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 7, eff. 1/28/2016.
Acts 1870, ch. 24, § 6; 1871, ch. 128, §§ 1, 2; 1895, ch. 76, § 6; Shan., §§ 381, 6316; mod. Code 1932, §§ 637, 10609; modified; Acts 1965, ch. 289, § 1; impl. am. Acts 1967, ch. 226, § 3; 1969, ch. 138, § 1; 1979, ch. 384, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-112; Acts 1999, ch. 315, § 1; 2007, ch. 190, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 17-1-302 - Reserved

Repealed by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528, s 8, eff. 1/28/2016.
Code 1858, §§ 312-314 (deriv. Acts 1853-1854, ch. 32, § 6); Acts 1895, ch. 76, § 6; impl. am. Acts 1907, ch. 436; Shan., §§ 382-384, 6316; mod. Code 1932, §§ 638-640, 10609; Acts 1969, ch. 138, § 2; impl. am. Acts 1972, ch. 740, § 7; impl. am. Acts 1979, ch. 384, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-113.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 17-1-303 - Vacancy in office of county judge

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1871, ch. 128, § 3; Shan., § 386; mod. Code 1932, § 641; Acts 1933, ch. 141, § 1; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 641; Acts 1965, ch. 289, § 3; impl. am. Acts 1978, ch. 934, §§ 7, 22, 36; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-115.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 17-1-304 - Powers after vacation of office

(a)
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.
(b)
The judge's powers in this respect shall not extend beyond sixty (60) days from the date of such vacation of office.
(c)
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.
(d)
The powers may be exercised by the judge either within or without the geographical limits assigned by law to the judge.
Acts 1945, ch. 21, § 1; C. Supp. 1950, § 9949.1; Acts 1973, ch. 116, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-116.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 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 the Constitution of Tennessee, Article V, or removal under the Constitution of Tennessee, Article 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.
Acts 1945, ch. 21, § 2; mod. C. Supp. 1950, § 9949.2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-117; Acts 1994, ch. 833, § 1; 1996, ch. 926, § 1.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 3 - VACANCIES (§§ 17-1-301 — 17-1-306) › Section 17-1-306 - Death or insanity pending appeal

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1945, ch. 21, § 3; C. Supp. 1950, § 9949.3; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-118.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 4 - SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 17-1-401 — 17-1-403) › Section 17-1-401 - Provision for secretarial assistance

(a)
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.
(b)
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.
Acts 1967, ch. 175, § 1; T.C.A., § 17-120; Acts 1991, ch. 379, § 1; 1993, ch. 66, §§ 28, 29.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 4 - SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 17-1-401 — 17-1-403) › Section 17-1-402 - Fixing of salaries - Approval by chief justice - Payment

(a)
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.
(b)
The salaries shall be payable in equal monthly installments out of the treasury upon the warrants of the commissioner of finance and administration.
Acts 1967, ch. 175, § 2; T.C.A., § 17-121; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 30.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-1-403) › Part 4 - SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE (§§ 17-1-401 — 17-1-403) › Section 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.
Acts 1967, ch. 175, § 3; T.C.A., § 17-122.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 2 - SPECIAL JUDGES AND INTERCHANGE (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-309) › Part 1 - SPECIAL JUDGES (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-123) › Section 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:
(1)
Where the judge or chancellor is interested in the event of any cause;
(2)
Where the judge or chancellor is connected with either party, by affinity or consanguinity, within the sixth degree, computing by the civil law;
(3)
Where the judge or chancellor has been of counsel in the cause;
(4)
Where the judge or chancellor has presided on the trial in an inferior court; or
(5)
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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 2 - SPECIAL JUDGES AND INTERCHANGE (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-309) › Part 1 - SPECIAL JUDGES (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-123) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 2 - SPECIAL JUDGES AND INTERCHANGE (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-309) › Part 1 - SPECIAL JUDGES (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-123) › Section 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.
2023 Tennessee Code › Title 17 - JUDGES AND CHANCELLORS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-5-311) › Chapter 2 - SPECIAL JUDGES AND INTERCHANGE (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-309) › Part 1 - SPECIAL JUDGES (§§ 17-2-101 — 17-2-123) › Section 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.
Acts 1868-1869, ch. 28, § 3; 1895, ch. 76, § 7; Shan., § 5725; mod. Code 1932, § 9914; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-204.