Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 (2026)
Powers on interchange
✓ current as of May 2026
In all such cases, the judge or chancellor holding court in the circuit or division of another, shall have the same power and jurisdiction as the judge or chancellor in whose place the judge or chancellor is acting.
Code 1858, § 3918 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 20, § 2); Shan., § 5711; Code 1932, § 9897; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-212.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1991–2026 · leading case: Dupuis v. Hand, 814 S.W.2d 340 (Tenn. 1991).
Dupuis v. Hand, 814 S.W.2d 340 (Tenn. 1991). “Designation of special trial judges is authorized by Tennessee Code Annotated, §§ 17-2-109 and -110, which provide for appointment of special judges by the Chief Justice to relieve delay in the disposition of litigation, or upon the certification of a trial judge of his or her…”
United States v. Franklin, 284 F. App'x 266 (6th Cir. 2008). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 . As a result, an out-of-county judge may issue search warrants for property located in the county in which the judge temporarily sits.”
In Re Est. of Henry C. Ellis, III (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “See generally Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 . But that is simply not what occurred in this case.”
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 . However, the order entered by Chancellor Kyle did not designate Judge Hurd to sit by interchange, but rather states, “this case is hereby transferred to Division 5 of the Circuit Court of Shelby County.”
Andrew J. Withers v. Withers Collection, Inc. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2026). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 . However, the order entered by Chancellor Kyle did not designate Judge Hurd to sit by interchange, but rather states, “this case is hereby transferred to Division 5 of the Circuit Court of Shelby County.”
In Re: Est. of Paul Harris Nelson (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 (1994 & Supp. 2006).”
Brittni (Gray) Haggard v. Joe Michael Carroll (Tenn. Ct. App. 2024). “at *6 (quoting Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 ). Therefore, although “our interchange framework does not grant a court that otherwise lacks subject-matter jurisdiction the power to adjudicate the case[,] it .”
Sandi D. Jackson v. Mitchell B. Lanphere (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 , a trial judge sitting by interchange “shall have the same power and jurisdiction as the judge or chancellor in whose place the judge or chancellor is acting.”
Gregory Norman v. Thomas C. Coleman, Jr. (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “” Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-206 . The statutes do not require consent of the litigants.”
State of Tennessee v. Woody Dozier (Tenn. Crim. App. 1997). “In other words, while trial courts are normally restricted to hearing cases over which their respective court has original and exclusive jurisdiction, a trial judge or chancellor, upon reasons enumerated in § 17-2-201, et seq., may interchange with any other trial judge or…”
Kenneth Stomm v. State of Tennessee (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001). “At the time of the conviction in this case, Tennessee Code Annotated § 17-2-206 (1980) provided that a criminal court judge sitting by interchange "in the circuit or division of another, shall have the same power and jurisdiction as the judge .”
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