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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (2026)

Judicial review

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Amended by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 461, s 4, eff. 5/18/2021.

Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 107, s 44, eff. 4/11/2019.

Amended by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1021, s 1, eff. 7/1/2018.

Amended by 2017 Tenn. Acts, ch. 94, s 3, eff. 4/4/2017.

Acts 1974, ch. 725, § 17; 1975, ch. 370, § 6; 1978, ch. 815, § 1; 1978, ch. 938, § 13; T.C.A., § 4-523; Acts 1980, ch. 478, § 1; T.C.A., § 4-5-117; Acts 1982, ch. 874, § 63; 1986, ch. 738, § 2; 1995, ch. 305, § 68; 2002, ch. 610, § 1.


Notes of Decisions
Cited in 572 cases (66 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 278 S.W.3d 256 (Tenn. 2009).
Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 278 S.W.3d 256 (Tenn. 2009). · cites it 24× “However, in 1988, the General Assembly amended the language of section 27-9-114 to read, in pertinent part, “Judicial review of decisions by civil service boards of a county or municipality which affects the employment status of a county or city civil service employee shall be…”
Richardson v. Tennessee Bd. of Dentistry, 913 S.W.2d 446 (Tenn. 1995). · cites it 21× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1995 Supp.). B Next, we must consider whether the Davidson County Chancery Court was authorized to resolve constitutional issues which were raised but not resolved in a contested case proceeding.”
McEwen v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 173 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 18× “The trial court, however, assessed the sufficiency of the State’s evidence using the “substantial and material evidence” standard in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5) (Supp.2004).”
Jones v. Bureau of TennCare, 94 S.W.3d 495 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 19× “§ 4-5-322, Jones timely appealed the Final Administrative Order to Davidson County Chancery Court.”
Starlink Logistics, Inc. v. ACC, LLC, 494 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. 2016). · cites it 14× “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5)(B). An appellate court applies the same limited standard-of review, as the trial court.”
Davis v. Tennessee Dep't of Emp. Sec., 23 S.W.3d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 20× “Davis's petition for review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1998) in August 1996.”
Hughley v. State, 208 S.W.3d 388 (Tenn. 2006). · cites it 25× “Judicial review of decisions in contested cases is governed by section 4-5-322, see id. § 4-5-322(a)(l) (Supp.”
Martin v. Sizemore, 78 S.W.3d 249 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 10× “Likewise, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-5-322, -323 (1998) provide for judicial review of decisions in contested cases as of right at both the trial and appellate level.”
Dennis J. Hughes v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 259 S.W.3d 631 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 12× “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (a)(1), (h)(1)-(5)(A) (2005).”
Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). · cites it 7× “§ 4-5-225, with Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (2005 & Supp.2007).”
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 238 S.W.3d 238 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 12× “The application of these provisions requires compliance with the standards of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA), including the judicial standards of review set forth in Tennessee Code Section 4-5-322. Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-9-114 (b)(1) (2000).”
Tennessee Env't Council v. Water Quality Control Bd., 250 S.W.3d 44 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 17× “This dispute arose in 2002 when environmental groups filed a Petition for Judicial Review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act seeking to reverse the grant of a wastewater discharge permit to the City of Spencer, Tennessee.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(4) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(5)(B) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(5)(b) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(a) — 7 cases
Penney Mosley v. City of Memphis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(a)(1) — 26 cases
Tennessee Env't Council v. Water Quality Control Bd., 250 S.W.3d 44 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “This dispute arose in 2002 when environmental groups filed a Petition for Judicial Review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act seeking to reverse the grant of a wastewater discharge permit to the City of Spencer, Tennessee.”
Helms v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 987 S.W.2d 545 (Tenn. 1999).
State Ex Rel. Comm'r of the Dep't of Transp. v. Thomas, 336 S.W.3d 588 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010).
Miller v. Tennessee Bd. of Nursing, 256 S.W.3d 225 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(a)(2) — 2 cases
Bobby Watts, M.D. v. John H. Burkhart, M.D., 854 F.2d 839 (6th Cir. 1988).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(a)(l) — 15 cases
Martin v. Sizemore, 78 S.W.3d 249 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Likewise, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-5-322, -323 (1998) provide for judicial review of decisions in contested cases as of right at both the trial and appellate level.”
Richardson v. Tennessee Bd. of Dentistry, 913 S.W.2d 446 (Tenn. 1995). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1995 Supp.). B Next, we must consider whether the Davidson County Chancery Court was authorized to resolve constitutional issues which were raised but not resolved in a contested case proceeding.”
Dennis J. Hughes v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 259 S.W.3d 631 (Tenn. 2008). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (a)(1), (h)(1)-(5)(A) (2005).”
Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Love, 256 S.W.3d 644 (Tenn. 2008).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b) — 13 cases
Gluck v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 15 S.W.3d 486 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1999).
HRA, Inc. v. Tennessee Dep't of Com. & Ins., 914 S.W.2d 512 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995).
Bobby Watts, M.D. v. John H. Burkhart, M.D., 854 F.2d 839 (6th Cir. 1988).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1) — 21 cases
Davis v. Tennessee Dep't of Emp. Sec., 23 S.W.3d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “Davis's petition for review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1998) in August 1996.”
Hawkins v. Tennessee Dep't of Corr., 127 S.W.3d 749 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002).
Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). “§ 4-5-225, with Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (2005 & Supp.2007).”
Hughley v. State, 208 S.W.3d 388 (Tenn. 2006). “Judicial review of decisions in contested cases is governed by section 4-5-322, see id. § 4-5-322(a)(l) (Supp.”
Bishop v. Tennessee Dept. of Corr., 896 S.W.2d 557 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(1998) — 1 case
Frazier v. Whisman (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(A) — 8 cases
Xcaliber Int'l, Ltd. v. Gerregano, 290 F. Supp. 3d 747 (M.D. Tenn. 2018).
Leslie K. Jones v. Andy L. Allman (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(A)(i) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(A)(ii) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(A)(iv) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(1)(B)(iii) — 2 cases
Colonial Pipeline Co. v. Morgan, 263 S.W.3d 827 (Tenn. 2008). “§ 4-5-225, with Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (2005 & Supp.2007).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(2) — 7 cases
Davis v. Tennessee Dep't of Emp. Sec., 23 S.W.3d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “Davis's petition for review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1998) in August 1996.”
Brigham v. Lack, 755 S.W.2d 469 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1988).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(l) — 11 cases
Hughley v. State, 208 S.W.3d 388 (Tenn. 2006). “Judicial review of decisions in contested cases is governed by section 4-5-322, see id. § 4-5-322(a)(l) (Supp.”
Davis v. Tennessee Dep't of Emp. Sec., 23 S.W.3d 304 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2000). “Davis's petition for review under Tenn.Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1998) in August 1996.”
Kilby v. Sivley, 745 S.W.2d 284 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1987).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(b)(l)(A) — 2 cases
Starlink Logistics, Inc. v. ACC, LLC, 494 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5)(B). An appellate court applies the same limited standard-of review, as the trial court.”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(bXl) — 1 case
Jackson Mobilphone Co. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm., 876 S.W.2d 106 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(c) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(d) — 5 cases
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(d)(2005) — 1 case
Cnty. of Shelby v. Tompkins, 241 S.W.3d 500 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(e) — 8 cases
Jones v. Bureau of TennCare, 94 S.W.3d 495 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 4-5-322, Jones timely appealed the Final Administrative Order to Davidson County Chancery Court.”
Helms v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 987 S.W.2d 545 (Tenn. 1999).
State of Tennessee v. Charles D. Sprunger, 458 S.W.3d 482 (Tenn. 2015).
Jones v. Greene, 946 S.W.2d 817 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1996).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(e)(2011) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(f) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(g) — 31 cases
Richardson v. Tennessee Bd. of Dentistry, 913 S.W.2d 446 (Tenn. 1995). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (1995 Supp.). B Next, we must consider whether the Davidson County Chancery Court was authorized to resolve constitutional issues which were raised but not resolved in a contested case proceeding.”
Cooper v. Williamson Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 746 S.W.2d 176 (Tenn. 1987).
Martin v. Sizemore, 78 S.W.3d 249 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2001). “Likewise, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 4-5-322, -323 (1998) provide for judicial review of decisions in contested cases as of right at both the trial and appellate level.”
MacOn v. Shelby Cnty. Gov't Civil Serv. Merit Bd., 309 S.W.3d 504 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 216 S.W.3d 311 (Tenn. 2007).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h) — 186 cases
Jones v. Bureau of TennCare, 94 S.W.3d 495 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 4-5-322, Jones timely appealed the Final Administrative Order to Davidson County Chancery Court.”
Starlink Logistics, Inc. v. ACC, LLC, 494 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. 2016). “Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5)(B). An appellate court applies the same limited standard-of review, as the trial court.”
Dennis J. Hughes v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 259 S.W.3d 631 (Tenn. 2008). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (a)(1), (h)(1)-(5)(A) (2005).”
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 216 S.W.3d 311 (Tenn. 2007).
McEwen v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 173 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “The trial court, however, assessed the sufficiency of the State’s evidence using the “substantial and material evidence” standard in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5) (Supp.2004).”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(1) — 19 cases
Beare Co. v. Tennessee Dep't of Revenue, 858 S.W.2d 906 (Tenn. 1993).
Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 278 S.W.3d 256 (Tenn. 2009). “However, in 1988, the General Assembly amended the language of section 27-9-114 to read, in pertinent part, “Judicial review of decisions by civil service boards of a county or municipality which affects the employment status of a county or city civil service employee shall be…”
Jones v. Bureau of TennCare, 94 S.W.3d 495 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2002). “§ 4-5-322, Jones timely appealed the Final Administrative Order to Davidson County Chancery Court.”
Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Allison, 284 S.W.3d 316 (Tenn. 2009).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(1)(4) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(1998) — 1 case
Youth Programs, Inc. v. Tennessee State Bd. of Equalization, 170 S.W.3d 92 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(2) — 5 cases
Wayne Cnty. v. Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Control Bd., 756 S.W.2d 274 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988).
Cnty. of Shelby v. Tompkins, 241 S.W.3d 500 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
Miller v. Civil Serv. Com'n, 271 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(2001) — 2 cases
Arthur Lynn v. Randy Camp (Tenn. Ct. App. 2003).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(3) — 5 cases
Miller v. Civil Serv. Com'n, 271 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(4) — 23 cases
Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 278 S.W.3d 256 (Tenn. 2009). “However, in 1988, the General Assembly amended the language of section 27-9-114 to read, in pertinent part, “Judicial review of decisions by civil service boards of a county or municipality which affects the employment status of a county or city civil service employee shall be…”
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 238 S.W.3d 238 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “The application of these provisions requires compliance with the standards of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA), including the judicial standards of review set forth in Tennessee Code Section 4-5-322. Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-9-114 (b)(1) (2000).”
Jackson Mobilphone Co. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm., 876 S.W.2d 106 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993).
Miller v. Civil Serv. Com'n, 271 S.W.3d 659 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2008).
Mosley v. Tennessee Dep't of Com. & Ins., 167 S.W.3d 308 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2004).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(4)(2005) — 1 case
Paul Pittman v. City of Memphis, 360 S.W.3d 382 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2011).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(5) — 38 cases
Wayne Cnty. v. Tennessee Solid Waste Disposal Control Bd., 756 S.W.2d 274 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1988).
Jackson Mobilphone Co. v. Tennessee Pub. Serv. Comm., 876 S.W.2d 106 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1993).
McEwen v. Tennessee Dep't of Saf., 173 S.W.3d 815 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2005). “The trial court, however, assessed the sufficiency of the State’s evidence using the “substantial and material evidence” standard in Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322 (h)(5) (Supp.2004).”
Miller v. Tennessee Bd. of Nursing, 256 S.W.3d 225 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
S. Ry. Co. v. State Bd. of Equalization, 682 S.W.2d 196 (Tenn. 1984).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(5)(2005) — 1 case
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(5)(A) — 3 cases
Mitchell v. Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 325 S.W.3d 603 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010).
Wade v. Tennessee Dep't of Fin. & Admin., 487 S.W.3d 123 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(5)(B) — 16 cases
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 238 S.W.3d 238 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007). “The application of these provisions requires compliance with the standards of the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (UAPA), including the judicial standards of review set forth in Tennessee Code Section 4-5-322. Tenn. Code Ann. § 27-9-114 (b)(1) (2000).”
Mitchell v. Madison Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 325 S.W.3d 603 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010).
City of Memphis v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 239 S.W.3d 202 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2007).
Davis v. Shelby Cnty. Sheriff's Dep't, 278 S.W.3d 256 (Tenn. 2009). “However, in 1988, the General Assembly amended the language of section 27-9-114 to read, in pertinent part, “Judicial review of decisions by civil service boards of a county or municipality which affects the employment status of a county or city civil service employee shall be…”
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(h)(l) — 5 cases
Air Evac EMS, Inc. v. Robinson, 486 F. Supp. 2d 713 (M.D. Tenn. 2007).
Clear Channel Outdoors v. Tennessee Dep't of Transp., 337 S.W.3d 801 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2010).
Yokley v. State Bd. of Educ., 305 S.W.3d 523 (Tenn. Ct. App. 2009).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(i) — 9 cases
Garrett v. State, Dep't of Saf., 717 S.W.2d 290 (Tenn. 1986).
Daley v. Univ. of Tennessee at Memphis, 880 S.W.2d 693 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1994).
Bishop v. Tennessee State Bd. of Acct., 905 S.W.2d 939 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995).
Joshua Keller v. Janice Casteel (Tenn. Ct. App. 2019).
— Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-5-322(j) — 4 cases
Dyanna Wilson v. City of Memphis (Tenn. Ct. App. 2015).
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