Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-208 (2026)
Interchange of general sessions and juvenile court judges
✓ current as of May 2026
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, judges of courts of general sessions and juvenile courts may interchange with each other whenever causes exist making an interchange necessary or for mutual convenience. The interchanging judge shall not be required to be a resident of the county of the judge for whom such judge is sitting, but must otherwise possess the same qualifications as such judge.
Acts 1973, ch. 41, § 1; T.C.A., § 17-229; Acts 1997, ch. 473, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: United States v. Franklin, 284 F. App'x 266 (6th Cir. 2008).
United States v. Franklin, 284 F. App'x 266 (6th Cir. 2008). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-208 . The statute sets forth no formal procedures to accomplish interchange; however, the language of this provision makes clear that the interchange process is not one-sided but instead must occur pursuant to an agreement between judges.”
Crawford v. Gilpatrick, 646 S.W.2d 433 (Tenn. 1983). “Appellant also argues that section 4 of chapter 145 of the Private Acts of 1973, which authorizes interchange between the judge of the Court of General Sessions of Clay County and the judges of the general trial courts, contravenes the general law embodied in T.C.A. § 17-2-208…”
In Re Est. of Henry C. Ellis, III (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-208 (“Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, judges of courts of general sessions and juvenile courts may interchange with each other whenever causes exist making an interchange necessary or for mutual convenience.”
Reeners v. McCormick (M.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 17-2-208. Judge Walker granted Jouvence’s motion for a continuance in the civil case and subsequently recused herself from the case.”
Sandi D. Jackson v. Mitchell B. Lanphere (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-208 provides that general sessions and juvenile court judges may interchange “with each other.”
Samuel Jace England v. Amber Leigh Lowry (Tenn. Ct. App. 2020). “(1) If a special judge is necessary, the judge shall attempt to identify another judge who may serve by interchange, pursuant to § 17-2-208. If another judge cannot serve by interchange, a judge may seek to find any former or retired judge, who will, by mutual agreement, sit as…”
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