Tennessee Circuit Court

Tennessee Circuit Courts are trial courts of general jurisdiction in Tennessee. There is a circuit court in each of the state's 31 judicial districts. To find the judges in a specific circuit, click on the corresponding district in the table below.

Jurisdiction

"Circuit judges hear civil and criminal cases and appeals of decisions from City, Juvenile, Municipal and General Sessions courts. The jurisdiction of Circuit Courts often overlaps that of the Chancery Courts. Criminal cases are tried in Circuit Court except in districts with separate Criminal Courts established by the General Assembly."

Method of selection and terms of judges

Circuit Court judges participate in partisan elections and serve eight year terms. If a vacancy occurs, the governor appoints a replacement from a list generated by the Nominating Commission. The replacement fills the remainder of the unexpired term, then runs in the next general election.

Circuit Court	Counties Served
First circuit court	Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington counties
Second circuit court	Sullivan county
Third circuit court	Greene, Hamblen, Hancock and Hawkins counties
Fourth circuit court	Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties
Fifth circuit court	Blount county
Sixth circuit court	Knox county
Seventh circuit court	Anderson county
Eighth circuit court	Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties
Ninth circuit court	Loudon, Meigs, Morgan and Roane counties
Tenth circuit court	Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties
Eleventh circuit court	Hamilton county
Twelfth circuit court	Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea and Sequatchie countries
Thirteenth circuit court	Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White counties
Fourteenth circuit court	Coffee county
Fifteenth circuit court	Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale and Wilson counties
Sixteenth circuit court	Cannon and Rutherford counties
Seventeenth circuit court	Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties
Eighteenth circuit court	Sumner county
Nineteenth circuit court	Montgomery and Robertson counties
Twentieth circuit court	Davidson county
Twenty First circuit court	Hickman, Lewis, Perry and Williamson counties
Twenty Second circuit court	Giles, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties
Twenty Third circuit court	Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties
Twenty Fourth circuit court	Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin and Henry counties
Twenty Fifth circuit court	Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy and Tipton counties
Twenty Sixth circuit court	Chester, Henderson and Madison counties
Twenty Seventh circuit court	Obion and Weakley counties
Twenty Eighth circuit court	Crockett, Gibson and Haywood counties
Twenty Ninth circuit court	Dyer and Lake counties
Thirtieth circuit court	Shelby county
Thirty First circuit court	Van Buren and Warren counties

See also

• Courts in Tennessee
• Judicial selection in Tennessee
• Tennessee counties

External links

• List of Tennessee Trial Court judges
• Tennessee Courts Online Guide

References