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Rules and Procedures for Hearings and Trials

  • Rules of Civil Procedure
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  • Rules of Civil Procedure - Claims Commission Edition
  • Rules of Evidence
  • Rules of Juvenile Procedure

Rules and Procedures for Appeals

  • Rules of Appellate Procedure
  • Rules of Court of Appeals
  • Court of Appeals - Internal Operating Procedures
  • Criminal Appeals Rules

Other Important Resources for Trial Lawyers

  • Status of Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court
  • Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8 (Ethics Rules)
  • Effective Rules and Regulations of the State of Tennessee
  • Acts and Resolutions
  • Lexis Tennessee Code
  • Day on Torts Blog
  • Grading Papers - Civil
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Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure

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Tennessee Rules of Evidence

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Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure

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Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure (As modified for use in Claims Commission)

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Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct

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Status of Civil Cases Pending Before the Tennessee Supreme Court

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Additional Resources

Court and Other Information for Each of Tennessee's 95 Counties

A-D

Anderson County, Tennessee Courts

Bedford County, Tennessee Courts

Benton County, Tennessee Courts

Bledsoe County, Tennessee Courts

Blount County, Tennessee Courts

Bradley County, Tennessee Courts

Campbell County, Tennessee Courts

Cannon County, Tennessee Courts

Carroll County, Tennessee Courts

Carter County, Tennessee Courts

Cheatham County, Tennessee Courts

Chester County, Tennessee Courts

Claiborne County, Tennessee Courts

Clay County, Tennessee Courts

Cocke County, Tennessee Courts

Coffee County, Tennessee Courts

Crockett County, Tennessee Courts

Cumberland County, Tennessee Courts

Davidson County, Tennessee Courts

Decatur County, Tennessee Courts

DeKalb County, Tennessee Courts

Dickson County, Tennessee Courts

Dyer County, Tennessee Courts

E-J

Fayette County, Tennessee Courts

Fentress County, Tennessee Courts

Franklin County, Tennessee Courts

Gibson County, Tennessee Courts

Giles County, Tennessee Courts

Grainger County, Tennessee Courts

Greene County, Tennessee Courts

Grundy County, Tennessee Courts

Hamblen County, Tennessee Courts

Hamilton County, Tennessee Courts

Hancock County, Tennessee Courts

Hardeman County, Tennessee Courts

Hardin County, Tennessee Courts

Hawkins County, Tennessee Courts

Haywood County, Tennessee Courts

Henderson County, Tennessee Courts

Henry County, Tennessee Courts

Hickman County, Tennessee Courts

Houston County, Tennessee Courts

Humphreys County, Tennessee Courts

Jackson County, Tennessee Courts

Jefferson County, Tennessee Courts

Johnson County, Tennessee Courts

K-N

Knox County, Tennessee Courts

Lake County, Tennessee Courts

Lauderdale County, Tennessee Courts

Lawrence County, Tennessee Courts

Lewis County, Tennessee Courts

Lincoln County, Tennessee Courts

Loudon County, Tennessee Courts

Macon County, Tennessee Courts

Madison County, Tennessee Courts

Marion County, Tennessee Courts

Marshall County, Tennessee Courts

Maury County, Tennessee Courts

McMinn County, Tennessee Courts

McNairy County, Tennessee Courts

Meigs County, Tennessee Courts

Monroe County, Tennessee Courts

Montgomery County, Tennessee Courts

Moore County, Tennessee Courts

Morgan County, Tennessee Courts

O-S

Obion County, Tennessee Courts

Overton County, Tennessee Courts

Perry County, Tennessee Courts

Pickett County, Tennessee Courts

Polk County, Tennessee Courts

Putnam County, Tennessee Courts

Rhea County, Tennessee Courts

Roane County, Tennessee Courts

Robertson County, Tennessee Courts

Rutherford County, Tennessee Courts

Scott County, Tennessee Courts

Sequatchie County, Tennessee Courts

Sevier County, Tennessee Courts

Shelby County, Tennessee Courts

Smith County, Tennessee Courts

Stewart County, Tennessee Courts

Sullivan County, Tennessee Courts

Sumner County, Tennessee Courts

T-V

Tipton County, Tennessee Courts

Trousdale County, Tennessee Courts

Unicoi County, Tennessee Courts

Union County, Tennessee Courts

Van Buren County, Tennessee Courts

W-Z

Warren County, Tennessee Courts

Washington County, Tennessee Courts

Wayne County, Tennessee Courts

Weakley County, Tennessee Courts

White County, Tennessee Courts

Williamson County, Tennessee Courts

Wilson County, Tennessee Courts

Ordinances of Cities and Counties A-H 
  • Adamsville 
  • Alcoa 
  • Algood 
  • Arlington 
  • Ashland City 
  • Athens 
  • Atoka 
  • Atwood 
  • Baileyton 
  • Baxter 
  • Belle Meade 
  • Bells 
  • Berry Hill 
  • Blaine 
  • Bluff City 
  • Bolivar 
  • Bradford 
  • Brentwood 
  • Bristol 
  • Bruceton 
  • Burns 
  • Camden 
  • Carthage 
  • Caryville 
  • Chapel Hill 
  • Chattanooga 
  • Church Hill 
  • Clarksburg 
  • Clarksville 
  • Cleveland 
  • Clifton 
  • Clinton 
  • Collegedale 
  • Columbia 
  • Covington 
  • Cowan 
  • Cross Plains 
  • Cumberland Gap 
  • Dandridge 
  • Decatur 
  • Decherd 
  • Dover 
  • Ducktown 
  • Dyersburg 
  • East Ridge 
  • Elizabethton 
  • Englewood 
  • Erin 
  • Erwin 
  • Estill Springs 
  • Fairview 
  • Farragut 
  • Fayetteville 
  • Forest Hills 
  • Franklin 
  • Friendsville 
  • Gainesboro 
  • Gallatin 
  • Gallaway 
  • Gates 
  • Gatlinburg 
  • Germantown 
  • Gleason 
  • Goodlettsville 
  • Gordonsville 
  • Graysville 
  • Greenbrier 
  • Greenfield 
  • Halls 
  • Harrogate 
  • Henderson 
  • Henning 
  • Hohenwald 
  • Humboldt 
  • Huntingdon 
  • Huntland 
  • Huntsville 
Ordinances of Cities and Counties I-P
  • Jacksboro 
  • Jackson 
  • Jasper 
  • Jefferson City 
  • Johnson City 
  • Jonesborough 
  • Kingsport 
  • Kingston 
  • Kingston Springs 
  • Knox County 
  • Knoxville 
  • La Grange 
  • Lafayette 
  • LaFollette 
  • Lakeland 
  • Lakesite 
  • LaVergne 
  • Lawrenceburg 
  • Lenoir City 
  • Lewisburg 
  • Lexington 
  • Livingston 
  • Lobelville 
  • Loretto 
  • Loudon 
  • Madisonville 
  • Manchester 
  • Maryville 
  • Maynardville 
  • McEwen 
  • McKenzie 
  • McMinnville 
  • Medina 
  • Memphis 
  • Metro Government of Nashville and Davidson County 
  • Milan 
  • Millersville 
  • Millington 
  • Monteagle 
  • Monterey 
  • Morristown 
  • Mosheim 
  • Mount Carmel 
  • Mount Pleasant 
  • Mt. Juliet 
  • Munford 
  • Murfreesboro 
  • New Market 
  • New Tazewell 
  • Newport 
  • Niota 
  • Nolensville 
  • Norris 
  • Oak Hill 
  • Oak Ridge 
  • Oakland 
  • Oliver Springs 
  • Oneida 
  • Pegram 
  • Petersburg 
  • Philadelphia 
  • Pigeon Forge 
  • Pikeville 
  • Piperton 
  • Pittman Center 
  • Pleasant View 
  • Portland 
  • Pulaski 
Ordinances of Cities and Counties Q-Z
  • Red Bank 
  • Red Boiling Springs 
  • Ridgetop 
  • Ripley 
  • Rockford 
  • Rocky Top 
  • Rogersville 
  • Rossville 
  • Sevierville 
  • Sharon 
  • Shelby County 
  • Shelbyville 
  • Signal Mountain 
  • Smithville 
  • Soddy-Daisy 
  • South Fulton 
  • South Pittsburg 
  • Sparta 
  • Spencer 
  • Spring City 
  • Stanton 
  • Surgoinsville 
  • Sweetwater 
  • Tazewell 
  • Tennessee Ridge 
  • Thompson’s Station 
  • Three Way 
  • Tiptonville 
  • Tracy City 
  • Trezevant 
  • Tullahoma 
  • Tusculum 
  • Unicoi 
  • Union City 
  • Vonore 
  • Walden 
  • Wartrace 
  • Waverly 
  • Waynesboro 
  • Westmoreland 
  • White Bluff
  • White House 
  • White Pine 
  • Whiteville 
  • Whitwell 
  • Woodbury 
  • Woodland Mills 
Tennessee Appellate Courts

Tennessee Supreme Court Justices

Western Section

  • Holly Kirby
  • Roger A. Page

Middle Section

  • Jeffrey S. Bivins
  • Sarah K. Campbell

Eastern Section

  • Dwight E. Tarwater

Court of Appeals Judges

Western Section

  • Kenny Armstrong
  • Arnold B. Goldin
  • Carma Dennis McGee
  • J. Steven Stafford

Middle Section

  • Andy D. Bennett
  • Frank G. Clement, Jr.
  • W. Neal McBrayer
  • Jeffrey Usman

Eastern Section

  • Kristi M. Davis
  • Thomas R. Frierson, II
  • John Westley McClarty
  • D. Michael Swiney

Court of Criminal Appeals Judges

Western Section

  • John W. Campbell
  • J. Ross Dyer
  • Camille R. McMullen
  • Matthew Wilson

Middle Section

  • Jill Bartee Ayers
  • Timothy L. Easter
  • Robert L. Holloway, Jr.
  • Robert W. Wedemeyer

Eastern Section

  • Tom Greenholtz
  • Kyle A. Hixson
  • Robert H. Montgomery, Jr.
  • James Curwood Witt, Jr.

Western Division

Appellate Court Clerk’s Office
Supreme Court Building
P.O. Box 909
Jackson, TN 38302-0909

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#6 Highway 45 By-Pass
Jackson, TN 38301

Telephone:
Office:731-423-5840
Fax:731-423-6453

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Person:
Angie Dempsey, Chief Deputy Clerk

Eastern Division

Appellate Court Clerk’s Office
Supreme Court Building
P.O. Box 444
Knoxville, TN 37901

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505 Main Street, Suite 200
Knoxville, TN 37902

Telephone:
Office:865-594-6700
Fax:865-594-6497

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Person:
Joanne Newsome, Chief Deputy Clerk

Middle Division

Appellate Court Clerk’s Office
Supreme Court Building
401 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37219-1407

Telephone:
Office:615-741-2681
Fax:615-532-8757

Office Hours:
Monday through Friday
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Person:
Lisa Marsh, Chief Deputy Clerk

Appellate Court Cost Center
P.O. Box 198781
Arcade Station
Nashville, TN  37219-8781

United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Website

United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit Rules and Procedures

United States District Courts in Tennessee

District Courts Main Websites

  • Eastern District of Tennessee 
  • Middle District of Tennessee 
  • Western District of Tennessee 

Local Rules for District Courts

  • Eastern District of Tennessee Rules 
  • Middle District of Tennessee Rules 
  • Western District of Tennessee Rules 

Eastern District of Tennessee District Judges

  • Travis R. McDonough, Chief United States District Judge 
  • Thomas A. Varlan, United States District Judge 
  • Clifton L. Corker, United States District Judge 
  • Charles E. Atchley, Jr., United States District Judge 
  • Katherine A. Crytzer, United States District Judge 
  • J. Ronnie Greer, Senior United States District Judge 
  • Leon Jordan, Senior United States District Judge 
  • Curtis L. Collier, Senior United States District Judge 
  • Thomas W. Phillips, Senior United States District Judge 

Eastern District of Tennessee Magistrate Judges 

  • Susan K. Lee, Chief United States Magistrate Judge 
  • Christopher H. Steger, United States Magistrate Judge 
  • Debra C. Poplin, United States Magistrate Judge 
  • Cynthia R. Wyrick, United States Magistrate Judge 
  • Jill E. McCook, United States Magistrate Judge

Middle District of Tennessee District Judges 

  • Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr., Chief District Judge 
  • Aleta A. Trauger, District Judge 
  • William L. Campbell, Jr., District Judge 
  • Eli Richardson, District Judge 

Middle District of Tennessee Magistrate Judges 

  • Barbara D. Holmes, Magistrate Judge 
  • Alistair E. Newbern, Magistrate Judge 
  • Chip Frensley, Magistrate Judge 

Western District of Tennessee District Judges 

  • S. Thomas Anderson, Chief District Judge 
  • John T. Fowlkes, Jr., District Judge 
  • Sheryl H. Lipman, District Judge 
  • Thomas L. Parker, District Judge 
  • Mark S. Norris, District Judge 
  • Jon Phipps McCalla, District Judge 
  • Samuel H. Mays, Jr., District Judge 
  • J. Daniel Breen, District Judge 

Western District of Tennessee Magistrate Judges 

  • Tu M. Pham, Chief Magistrate Judge 
  • Charmiane G. Claxton, Magistrate Judge 
  • Jon A. York, Magistrate Judge 
  • Annie T. Christoff, Magistrate Judge 
Divisions of Each Tennessee Federal District Court - With Listing of Counties in Each Division

Eastern District

  • The Eastern District comprises four divisions.
  • The Northern Division comprises the counties of Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union.
  • Court for the Northern Division shall be held at Knoxville.
  • The Northeastern Division comprises the counties of Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington.
  • Court for the Northeastern Division shall be held at Greenville.
  • The Southern Division comprises the counties of Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamilton, McMinn, Marion, Meigs, Polk, Rhea, and Sequatchie.
  • Court for the Southern Division shall be held at Chattanooga.
  • The Winchester Division comprises the counties of Bedford, Coffee, Franklin, Grundy, Lincoln, Moore, Van Buren, and Warren.
  • Court for the Winchester Division shall be held at Winchester.

 

Middle District

  • The Middle District comprises three divisions.
  • The Nashville Division comprises the counties of Cannon, Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Stewart, Sumner, Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson.
  • Court for the Nashville Division shall be held at Nashville.
  • The Northeastern Division comprises the counties of Clay, Cumberland, De Kalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, and White.
  • Court for the Northeastern Division shall be held at Cookeville.
  • The Columbia Division comprises the counties of Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall, Maury, and Wayne.
  • Court for the Columbia Division shall be held at Columbia.

 

Western District

  • The Western District comprises two divisions.
  • The Eastern Division comprises the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, Perry, and Weakley.
  • The Eastern Division also includes the waters of Tennessee River to low-water mark on the eastern shore wherever such river forms the boundary between the western and middle districts from the north line of Alabama north to the point in Henry County, Tennessee, where the south boundary of Kentucky strikes the east bank of the river.
  • Court for the Eastern Division shall be held at Jackson and Dyersburg.
  • The Western Division comprises the counties of Fayette, Lauderdale, Shelby, and Tipton.
  • Court for the Western Division shall be held at Memphis.
  • The district judge for the Eastern District in office on November 27, 1940, shall hold court in the Northern and Northeastern Divisions. The other judge of that district shall hold the terms of court in the Southern and Winchester Divisions. Each may appoint and remove all officers and employees of the court whose official headquarters are located in the divisions within which he holds court and whose appointments are vested by law in a district judge or chief judge of a district.
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