Tennessee Statutes
§ 18-5-101 — Appointment - Tenure
Tennessee § 18-5-101
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-5-101 (2026).
Text
The clerk and masters of the chancery courts are appointed by the respective chancellors and hold their offices for six (6) years.
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Related
Slate v. State
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1999)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 323 (deriv. Const. 1834, art. 6, § 13); Shan., § 399; Code 1932, § 649; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-501.
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Judgment index§ 18-1-107
Notation as to party requesting process§ 18-1-108
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Tennessee § 18-5-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/18-5-101.