Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-4-104 (2026)
Commencement of service
✓ current as of May 2026
- (a) A supreme court, court of appeals, or court of criminal appeals judge confirmed in accordance with this part shall commence service in the office to which the judge was confirmed:
- (1) Upon confirmation, if the judge is confirmed to fill a vacancy for an unexpired term;
- (2) September 1, if the judge is confirmed to a full eight-year term prior to the September 1 on which the term begins; or
- (3) Upon confirmation, if the judge is confirmed to a full eight-year term after the eight-year term has commenced on September 1. The eight-year term of a supreme court, court of appeals, or court of criminal appeals judge confirmed after September 1 shall end on the same date as a judge confirmed on or prior to September 1.
- (b) If the governor's appointee is rejected by the general assembly or is withdrawn by the governor within sixty (60) calendar days of the applicable date set out in § 17-4-103(a), then the governor shall appoint another individual for a full term or to fill a vacancy as provided in this part. Any appointee who has been rejected by the general assembly is not eligible for reappointment to the same court, until after the next regular August election occurring at least one (1) year following the appointment.
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 528,s 12, eff. 1/28/2016.
Acts 2009, ch. 517, § 1; 2012, ch. 853, § 2.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Sherrie L. Durham v. Bill Haslam (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016).
Sherrie L. Durham v. Bill Haslam (Tenn. Ct. App. 2016). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-4-104 (a) (Supp. 2015) (“[n]o member of the judicial nominating commission shall be a salaried office holder of this state or the United States, nor shall any member of the commission hold any office in any political party or political organization”);…”
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