Tennessee Statutes
§ 40-5-202 — Term of office - Eligibility for appointment
Tennessee § 40-5-202
JurisdictionTennessee
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 40-5-202 (2026).
Text
The term or terms of the judicial commissioner or commissioners shall be established by the majority of general sessions judges of the county and in no event shall the term or terms exceed four (4) years. No employee, officer or official of the metropolitan government shall be eligible for appointment or serve as a judicial commissioner.
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Related
Cotton v. Williamson County Government
(M.D. Tennessee, 2023)
Legislative History
Acts 1983, ch. 86, § 1.
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Tennessee § 40-5-202, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tn/40-5-202.