Tennessee Circuit Court

## Contents

* 1 Jurisdiction
* 2 Method of selection and terms of judges
* 3 See also
* 4 External links
* 5 Footnotes

Tennessee Judicial Districts

Tennessee circuit courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction in Tennessee. There is a circuit court in each of the state's 31 judicial districts. To find the judges in a specific circuit, click on the corresponding district in the table below.

## Jurisdiction[edit]

"Circuit judges hear civil and criminal cases and appeals of decisions from City, Juvenile, Municipal and General Sessions courts. The jurisdiction of Circuit Courts often overlaps that of the Chancery Courts. Criminal cases are tried in Circuit Court except in districts with separate Criminal Courts established by the General Assembly."[1]

## Method of selection and terms of judges[edit]

Circuit court judges participate in partisan elections and serve eight-year terms. If a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement from a list generated by the Tennessee Judicial Nominating Commission. The replacement fills the remainder of the unexpired term, then runs in the next general election. [2]

Circuit Court  | Counties Served

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First Circuit Court | Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, and Washington counties
Second Circuit Court | Sullivan County
Third Circuit Court | Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, and Hawkins counties
Fourth Circuit Court | Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties
Fifth Circuit Court | Blount County
Sixth Circuit Court | Knox County
Seventh Circuit Court | Anderson County
Eighth Circuit Court | Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, and Union counties
Ninth Circuit Court | Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, and Roane counties
Tenth Circuit Court | Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, and Polk counties
Eleventh Circuit Court | Hamilton County
Twelfth Circuit Court | Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie countries
Thirteenth Circuit Court | Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, and White counties
Fourteenth Circuit Court | Coffee County
Fifteenth Circuit Court | Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, and Wilson counties
Sixteenth Circuit Court | Cannon and Rutherford counties
Seventeenth Circuit Court | Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, and Moore counties
Eighteenth Circuit Court | Sumner County
Nineteenth Circuit Court | Montgomery, and Robertson counties
Twentieth Circuit Court | Davidson County
Twenty-First Circuit Court | Hickman, Lewis, Perry, and Williamson counties
Twenty-Second Circuit Court | Giles, Lawrence, Maury, and Wayne counties
Twenty-Third Circuit Court | Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, and Stewart counties
Twenty-Fourth Circuit Court | Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin, and Henry counties
Twenty-Fifth Circuit Court | Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy, and Tipton counties
Twenty-Sixth Circuit Court | Chester, Henderson, and Madison counties
Twenty-Seventh Circuit Court | Obion and Weakley counties
Twenty-Eighth Circuit Court | Crockett, Gibson, and Haywood counties
Twenty-Ninth Circuit Court | Dyer, and Lake counties
Thirtieth Circuit Court | Shelby County
Thirty-First Circuit Court | Van Buren and Warren counties

## See also[edit]

* Courts in Tennessee
* Tennessee counties
* Judicial selection in Tennessee

## External links[edit]

* Tennessee State Courts, "Trial Court Judges," accessed June 6, 2014
* Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judicial District Map," accessed June 6, 2014

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Tennessee Judiciary: About the Trial Courts," accessed June 6, 2014
2. ↑ Tennessee State Courts, "Understanding Your Court System: A Guide To the Judicial Branch" (Scroll to "State Trial Courts")

Tennessee courts

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Federal courts:

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Tennessee, Middle District of Tennessee, Western District of Tennessee

State courts:

Tennessee Supreme Court • Tennessee Court of Appeals • Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals • Tennessee Circuit Court • Tennessee Chancery Courts • Tennessee Criminal Court • Tennessee Probate Court • Tennessee General Sessions Court • Tennessee Juvenile Court • Tennessee Municipal Court

State resources:

Courts in Tennessee • Tennessee judicial elections • Judicial selection in Tennessee