Courts of Tennessee
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Courts of Tennessee include:
State courts of Tennessee
Federal courts located in Tennessee
Former federal courts of Tennessee
State courts of Tennessee
- Tennessee Supreme CourtTennessee Supreme CourtThe Tennessee Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the state of Tennessee. Cornelia Clark is the current Chief Justice.Unlike other states, in which the state attorney general is directly elected or appointed by the governor or state legislature, the Tennessee Supreme Court appoints the...
- Tennessee Court of AppealsTennessee Court of AppealsThe Tennessee Court of Appeals was created in 1925 by the Tennessee General Assembly as an intermediate appellate court to hear appeals in civil cases from the Tennessee state trial courts....
(3 grand divisions) - Tennessee Court of Criminal AppealsTennessee Court of Criminal AppealsThe Court of Criminal Appeals is one of Tennessee's two intermediate appellate courts. It hears trial court appeals in felony and misdemeanor cases, as well as post-conviction petitions. Appeals in civil cases are heard by the Tennessee Court of Appeals....
(3 grand divisions)- Tennessee Circuit Courts (31 judicial districts)
- Tennessee Chancery and Probate Courts (31 judicial districts)
- Tennessee Criminal Courts (31 judicial districts)
- Tennessee Municipal and City Courts
- Tennessee Juvenile and Family Courts
- Tennessee General Session Courts
- Tennessee Court of Appeals
Federal courts located in Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of TennesseeThe United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee is the federal court in the Sixth Circuit whose jurisdiction covers all of East Tennessee and a portion of Middle Tennessee. The court has jurisdiction over 41 counties with 4 divisions...
- United States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeUnited States District Court for the Middle District of TennesseeThe United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee is the federal trial court for most of Middle Tennessee. Based in Nashville, it was created in 1839 when Congress added a third district to the state...
- United States District Court for the Western District of TennesseeUnited States District Court for the Western District of TennesseeThe United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee is the Federal district court covering the western part of the state of Tennessee. Appeals from the Western District of Tennessee are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit The United States District...
Former federal courts of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the District of Tennessee (extinct, subdivided)