Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-18-201 (2026)
Ordinances - Election
✓ current as of May 2026
Any incorporated city or town may by ordinance provide for the election of a city judge or judges by popular vote. The popular election of the judge or judges may be an alternative to the method provided in the charter or applicable general law provisions or in addition to that method, with one (1) or more judges being chosen under charter or applicable general law provisions and one (1) or more being chosen by popular vote pursuant to this part. In the election for city judge, only qualified voters of the city or town may vote.
Acts 1993, ch. 115, § 1.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1997–1998 · leading case: City of White House v. Whitley, 979 S.W.2d 262 (Tenn. 1998).
City of White House v. Whitley, 979 S.W.2d 262 (Tenn. 1998). “These statutes, as amended, are now codified at Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 16-18-101 & 16-18-102 (1994 Repl.”
The City of White House v. Whitley (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “6 Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-18-202 prescribes the qualification for these elected judges as follows: “[a]ny city judge elected by popular vote must meet the requirements established in article VI, § 4 of the Constitution of Tennessee for judges of inferior courts.”
The City of White House v. Whitley (Tenn. Ct. App. 1997). “6-4-301 and T.C.A. 16-18-201 - 16-18-207 has manifested an intent to vest in municipal courts’ concurrent jurisdiction and authority with courts of general sessions, as set forth in title 40, in all cases of the violation of the criminal laws of the state of Tennessee within the…”
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