Tennessee Code Annotated
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-7-101 (2026)
Districts
✓ current as of May 2026
Each judicial district shall constitute a district attorney general's district.
Code 1858, § 124 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 28, § 1); Shan., § 220; mod. Code 1932, § 160; Acts 1963, ch. 334, § 1; 1965, ch. 301, §§ 1, 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-701; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 16.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: State v. Forbes, 918 S.W.2d 431 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995).
State v. Forbes, 918 S.W.2d 431 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “See Tenn.Code Ann. § 8-7-101, et. seq. The ouster suit was voluntarily dismissed and later refiled.”
State v. Superior Oil, Inc., 875 S.W.2d 658 (Tenn. 1994). “The trial court judgment is reversed and the case is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”
Quillen v. Crockett, 928 S.W.2d 47 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1995). “See Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 8-7-101 et seq. (1993).”
State v. Taylor, 653 S.W.2d 757 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1983). “In T.C.A. § 8-7-101, et seq., prescribing the duties of the District Attorney General, there is no requirement or mandate that the District Attorney General must personally perform any of the duties relegated to him by the Constitution or the Legislature.”
Jackson v. Allen (W.D. Tenn. 2023). “4, 2019) (“Assistant district attorneys are therefore state, not county, employees”) (citing Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 8-7-101 , et seq.). abrogation, federal courts may not entertain a private person's suit against a State”) (citations omitted).”
) Hon. Frank v. Williams, Iii (Tenn. Ct. App. 1998). “Specific provisions regarding district attorneys general are set forth at T.C.A. § 8-7-101, et seq. (1993 & Supp. 1997).”
Hemenway v. 16th Jud. Attorney's Off. (M.D. Tenn. 2020). “§ 8-7-101 , to prosecute suits on behalf of the State of Tennessee, id.”
Watts v. Juv. Def.'s Off. (W.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 8-7-101).) But neither that code nor the Court’s review of the public record clarifies who hires criminal investigators for the District Attorney’s Office.”
Easterday v. Robinson (E.D. Tenn. 2025). “§ 8-7-101 , et seq.; see also Williams v.”
State v. Donald Culbreath & Genna McCallie (Tenn. Crim. App. 1999). “See Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-7-101 et seq. Also, the number and compensation of assistant district attorneys general are circumscribed by statute.”
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