Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-104 (2026)
Sickness of judges of supreme court
✓ current as of May 2026
In case of the sickness of any one (1) or more of the judges of the supreme court, the governor shall have the power to commission persons learned in law to fill the vacancy during the illness of the judge or judges.
Acts 1868-1869, ch. 28, § 3; 1895, ch. 76, § 7; Shan., § 5725; mod. Code 1932, § 9914; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-204.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1999–2012 · leading case: Hooker v. Haslam, 393 S.W.3d 156 (Tenn. 2012).
Hooker v. Haslam, 393 S.W.3d 156 (Tenn. 2012). “Hooker sought recusal based on alleged conflicts of interest and challenged the authority of the Chief Justice to appoint replacement judges, the Supreme Court considered the provisions of Tennessee Code Annotated section 17-2-104 (2009) (enabling the Governor to appoint supreme…”
Hooker v. Thompson (Tenn. 1999). “; see also Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-104 (1994) (enabling the Governor to appoint a replacement Justice in the event that a sitting Justice is ill).”
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