Circuit, Criminal, Chancery & Business Courts

Tennessee’s 95 counties are divided into 32 judicial districts. Within each district are Circuit Courts and Chancery Courts, as provided by the state constitution. Some districts also have legislatively established Criminal Courts and Probate Courts. Judges of these courts are elected to 8-year terms. Learn more here.

 

Justice O'Connor in 2008 with all of the current and former female members of the Tennessee Supreme Court at the time. Left to right: the late Justice Connie Clark, former Justice Martha Craig Daughtrey, Justice O'Connor, former Justice Janice Holder, former Justice Sharon G. Lee, and former Justice Penny White. Photo courtesy Justice Lee.
December 01, 2023

The Tennessee judiciary is reflecting on…

November 15, 2023

Today, Tennessee…

November 13, 2023

The Board of Judicial Conduct issued a Public Reprimand of 20th Judicial District Chancellor Russell T. Perkins.…

October 31, 2023

The Board of Judicial Conduct issued a Public Reprimand for Judge A. Melissa Boyd.…

SEARCH RULES