Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-101 (2026)
General jurisdiction
✓ current as of May 2026
The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction, and the judge of the circuit court shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where the jurisdiction is not conferred upon another tribunal.
Code 1858, § 4225 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 7); Shan., § 6063; Code 1932, § 10318; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-501.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 26
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Rosenberg v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., 219 S.W.3d 892 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006).
Rosenberg v. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Inc., 219 S.W.3d 892 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “th Tennessee, including offices located here, and otherwise intentionally avails itself of the markets in Tennessee by establishing and maintaining physician networks and administering healthcare plans with thousands of subscribers in Tennessee, and by promoting, marketing,…”
Young v. Kittrell, 833 S.W.2d 505 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1992). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 16-10-101. The trial court may have thought that an action for contribution was equitable in nature and therefore outside the subject matter jurisdiction of the circuit court.”
Humphreys v. Selvey, 154 S.W.3d 544 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004). “Humphreys asserts that the trial court had both subject matter and personal jurisdiction over the action, stating: This Court is vested with jurisdiction over the subject matter of this action pursuant to T.C.A. § 16-10-101 (2002). This Court has jurisdiction over the defendant…”
Jarvis v. Jarvis, 664 S.W.2d 694 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1983). “Under T.C.A. § 16-10-101 (1980), however, the circuit court is declared to be “a court of general jurisdiction” and is given jurisdiction to “administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where jurisdiction is not conferred upon another tribunal.”
In re D.Y.H., 226 S.W.3d 327 (Tenn. 2007). “Compare Tennessee Code Annotated section 16-10-101 (granting circuit courts general jurisdiction over cases), with sections 37-1-103 and 37-1-104 (granting juvenile courts jurisdiction in certain proceedings).”
State Ex Rel. Barksdale v. Litscher, 2004 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “" Circuit courts in Tennessee, as in Wisconsin, are courts of general jurisdiction, empowered to entertain all causes or claims for which "jurisdiction is not conferred upon another tribunal.”
Esquinance v. Polk Cnty. Educ. Ass'n, 195 S.W.3d 35 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “§ 29-14-102; § 20-2-202; and § 16-10-101. PARTIES 1. Dewey Esquinance is a professional employee within the meaning of Tenn.”
Donte R. Swanier v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2024). “In Jerry Brandon Phifer, this court held that the officer’s attaching a GPS device to the defendant’s vehicle was an unconstitutional 3 Tennessee Code Annotated section 16-10-101 provides, “The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction, and the judge of the circuit court…”
In Re Dyh, 226 S.W.3d 327 (Tenn. 2007). “Compare Tennessee Code Annotated section 16-10-101 (granting circuit courts general jurisdiction over cases), with sections 37-1-103 and 37-1-104 (granting juvenile courts jurisdiction in certain proceedings).”
State of Tennessee, ex rel. Gwender L. Taylor v. Ian W. Taylor, Sr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2006). “§§ 37-1-103 , -104 (2005), pursuant to section 16-10-101 of the Tennessee Code, “the circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction, and the judge thereof shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where the jurisdiction is not conferred upon another…”
Baxter Bailey Investments LLC v. APL Ltd. Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015). “(providing the powers, privileges, and jurisdiction of the chancery court), Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-101 et seq. (providing that the “circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction”) and Tenn.”
In Re Tyler G. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2017). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-10-101 (“The circuit court is a court of general jurisdiction, and the judge of the circuit court shall administer right and justice according to law, in all cases where the jurisdiction is not conferred upon another tribunal.”
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