Tennessee Statutes
§ 17-1-104 — Oath of office
Tennessee § 17-1-104
JurisdictionTennessee
Title17
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-104 (2026).
Text
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.
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Legislative History
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.
Nearby Sections
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§ 17-1-101
Age§ 17-1-102
Residence§ 17-1-103
Election§ 17-1-104
Oath of office§ 17-1-106
Judges to be lawyers - Exceptions§ 17-1-107
Uniformly reported caseload statistics§ 17-1-201
Attendance at court required§ 17-1-202
Penalty for failure to open court§ 17-1-203
Powers in other districts§ 17-1-204
Extraordinary process§ 17-1-205
Appointment of receivers§ 17-1-206
Marriage rites§ 17-1-301
Vacancies in office§ 17-1-302
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Bluebook (online)
Tennessee § 17-1-104, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/17-1-104.