Tennessee Statutes
§ 23-2-101 — Counsel assigned to paupers
Tennessee § 23-2-101
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 23-2-101 (2026).
Text
At the return term of the process, the court may appoint counsel for the plaintiff in actions prosecuted in the manner prescribed for paupers, and also for the defendant, if the defendant makes an oath that, owing to the defendant's poverty, the defendant cannot employ counsel.
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Related
Tuttle v. Tuttle
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1997)
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(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 2006)
Vickie Dianne Tuttle v. Robert Edward Tuttle
(Court of Appeals of Tennessee, 1995)
Legislative History
Code 1858, § 3980 (deriv. Acts 1821, ch. 22, § 3; 1857-1858, ch. 58); Shan., § 5792; mod. Code 1932, § 9983; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 29-201.
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Examination of applicants§ 23-1-105
Admission on foreign license§ 23-1-106
Fees - Accounting§ 23-1-107
Women admitted to practice§ 23-1-109
Party acting as own attorney§ 23-2-101
Counsel assigned to paupers§ 23-2-102
Lien on right of action§ 23-2-103
Lien on action begun before employment§ 23-2-104
Power of attorney to execute papers§ 23-2-105
Service of subpoenas§ 23-3-101
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Tennessee § 23-2-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/23-2-101.