Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-203 (2026)
Powers in other districts
✓ current as of May 2026
The judges and chancellors are, notwithstanding § 17-1-102, judges and chancellors for the state at large, and as such, may, upon interchange and upon other lawful ground, exercise the duties of office in any other judicial district in the state.
Code 1858, § 3915 (deriv. Acts 1822, ch. 10, §§ 1, 2; 1826, ch. 2, § 2; 1855-1856, ch. 24); Shan., § 5708; Code 1932, § 9894; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-108.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2007–2025 · leading case: State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier & Andrea Parks, 558 S.W.3d 145 (Tenn. 2018).
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier & Andrea Parks, 558 S.W.3d 145 (Tenn. 2018). “" Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-203 (2009) (emphasis added).”
Jordan v. Knox Cnty., 213 S.W.3d 751 (Tenn. 2007). “Tenn.Code Ann. § 17-1-203 (1994). General sessions judges and juvenile court judges, if not otherwise protected by the terms of the ballot or the 1994 amendment, are excluded by the enabling statute.”
State of Tennessee v. Charlotte Lynn Frazier & Andrea Parks (Tenn. Crim. App. 2017). “See T.C.A. § 17-1-203. Accordingly, we conclude that the magistrate did not have the authority to issue the search warrants for the Defendants’ homes.”
Woods v. Tidwell (M.D. Tenn. 2025). “” (citing Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-203 )); White by Swafford v.”
Axis Dynamics v. Knox Cnty. Tennessee (E.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 17-1-203 (“The judges and chancellors are, notwithstanding § 17-1-102, judges and chancellors for the state at large…”).”
Beeler, Jr. v. State of Tennessee (M.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 17-1-203 ). In contrast, general sessions judges are county offices.”
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