Tennessee § 16-10-203 - Duration of court.
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§ 16-10-203. Duration of court.
Each of the circuit courts shall continue until the business of the court is dispatched, unless the judge is sooner compelled to leave, in order to arrive in time at the next succeeding court of the judicial district. Code 1858, § 4218 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 4); Shan., § 6056; Code 1932, § 10310; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-517; Acts 1984, ch. 931, § 19. Cross-References. Terms of court abolished, § 16-2-510 . Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Cited: Dunn v. State, 127 Tenn. 267, 154 S.W. 969, 1912 Tenn. LEXIS 26 (1913). Collateral References. 14 Am. Jur. 2d Courts § 27. 21 C.J.S. Courts § 151. Courts 63.
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