Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-105 (2026)
Practice of law prohibited - Exception for wind up of practice of newly elected or appointed judge or chancellor
✓ current as of May 2026
No judge or chancellor shall practice law, or perform any of the functions of attorney or counsel, in any of the courts of this state, except in cases in which the judge or chancellor may have been employed as counsel previous to the judge's or chancellor's election. A newly elected or appointed judge or chancellor can practice law only in an effort to wind up the judge or chancellor's practice, ceasing to practice as soon as reasonably possible and in no event longer than one hundred eighty (180) days after assuming office.
Code 1858, § 3912 (deriv. Acts 1851-1852, ch. 331, § 1); Shan., § 5705; Code 1932, § 9891; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-105; Acts 2012 , ch. 789, § 3.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2001–2001 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Roy B. Lipford, 67 S.W.3d 79 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001).
State of Tennessee v. Roy B. Lipford, 67 S.W.3d 79 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “” The trial court (1) noted that Tenn.Code Ann. § 17-1-105 allowed a judge to conclude cases in which he or she was previously employed prior to the judge’s election; (2) concluded that the 180 day rule was not absolute and allowed for the consideration of other factors; (3)…”
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