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    Tennessee Circuit Court

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    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
    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]

    External links[edit]

    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

    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

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