Court of Appeals judges are (seated from left), Frank G. Clement, Jr., D. Michael Swiney, J. Steven Stafford, and Charles D. Susano, Jr., . (Standing from left) Arnold B. Goldin, Thomas R. Frierson II, Richard H. Dinkins, Andy D. Bennett, John Westley McClarty, Neal McBrayer, Kenny Armstrong, and Carma Dennis McGee.
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Created by the General Assembly in 1925, the Court of Appeals hears appeals in civil—or non-criminal—cases from trial courts and certain state boards and commissions. The court has 12 members who sit in panels of three. The panels meet monthly in Jackson, Knoxville and Nashville. When necessary, the court may meet in alternate locations.
All decisions made by the Court of Appeals may be appealed, by permission, to the Tennessee Supreme Court. As in all three appellate courts, Court of Appeals hearings do not include witnesses, juries or testimonies. Instead, attorneys may present oral and written arguments.
Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected on a “retain-replace” ballot every eight years.
arguments.Created by the General Assembly in 1925, the
Court of Appeals hears appeals in civil—or
non-criminal—cases from trial courts and
certain state boards and commissions. Th e court
has 12 members who sit in panels of three. Th e
panels meet monthly in Jackson, Knoxville and
Nashville. When necessary, the court may meet
in alternate locations.
All decisions made by the Court of Appeals
may be appealed, by permission, to the
Tennessee Supreme Court. As in all three
appellate courts, Court of Appeals hearings do
not include witnesses, juries or testimonies.
Instead, attorneys may present oral and written
arguments.