2012 Tennessee Code
Title 16 - Courts
Chapter 21 - Judicial Organizations
§ 16-21-101 - Establishment -- Membership.

There is established a judicial council, which shall consist of one (1) of the judges of the supreme court, to be selected by a majority vote of the judges of the supreme court; one (1) of the judges of the court of appeals, to be selected by a majority vote of the judges of the court of appeals; one (1) of the judges of the court of criminal appeals to be selected by a majority vote of the judges of the court of criminal appeals; one (1) chancellor, one (1) circuit court judge, and one (1) criminal court judge, to be selected by a majority vote of the judges of the supreme court; one (1) general sessions court judge to be selected by a majority vote of the members of the board of governors of the Tennessee general sessions judges' conference; one (1) juvenile court judge to be selected by a majority vote of the executive committee of the Tennessee council of juvenile and family court judges; one (1) municipal court judge to be selected by majority vote of the board of governors of the Tennessee municipal judges' conference; the speaker of the senate, or the speaker's designee; the speaker of the house of representatives, or the speaker's designee; the chair of the judiciary committee of the senate; the chair of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives; the attorney general and reporter, ex officio; the administrative director of the courts, ex officio; two (2) laypersons to be selected by the governor; two (2) members of the bar of the state of Tennessee who have each practiced law at least three (3) years in the state, to be selected by the governor; and one (1) clerk of a civil court and one (1) clerk of a criminal court to be appointed by the president of the state court clerks' conference. The appointing authorities shall give due consideration in the appointments to the need for geographic, racial, gender and ethnic diversity on the council.