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2010 Tennessee Code
Title 17 - Judges And Chancellors
Chapter 4 - Judicial Nomination and Performance Evaluation
Part 1 - Judicial Nomination
- 17-4-101 - Legislative purpose and intent.
- 17-4-102 - Judicial nominating commission Establishment Membership Appointments Application for commission membership.
- 17-4-103 - Membership requirements.
- 17-4-104 - Salaried office holders, political party officers, lobbyists ineligible Exception.
- 17-4-105 - Beginning of terms of members Organization When chief justice unable to preside Bylaws and rules Employment of clerical help.
- 17-4-106 - Terms of members.
- 17-4-107 - Vacancies on commission.
- 17-4-108 - Service of members without compensation Expenses.
- 17-4-109 - Judicial vacancies Public meeting of commission Notice Interviews with candidates Additional meetings Voting Certification of nominees.
- 17-4-110 - Qualifications of judicial nominees.
- 17-4-111 - Members of commission ineligible for judicial nominations.
- 17-4-112 - Judicial appointments from nominees from commission Expiration of terms.
- 17-4-113 - Appointments by governor if commission does not furnish list of nominees Expiration of terms.
- 17-4-114 - Declaration of candidacy to fill unexpired term Election Ballot Declaration of candidacy not timely filed.
- 17-4-115 - Declaration of candidacy for reelection for full term Time of filing Exception Form of ballot Rejection of candidate Appointment.
- 17-4-116 - Failure to seek reelection Nomination and appointment subject to election Exception Rejection of candidate Appointment.
- 17-4-117 - Duties of administrative office of the courts.
- 17-4-118 - Trial court judges Appointments Expiration of terms Elections.
- 17-4-119 - Transfer of rules, procedures, records, reports, functions and duties to successor entities.
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