Tennessee § 2-5-107 - Inapplicability of part to certain retention elections.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 2-5-107 — Inapplicability of part to certain retention elections., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-5-107. Inapplicability of part to certain retention elections.
This part shall not apply to a retention election in which a judge of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the court of criminal appeals seeks election to fill the office to which the incumbent judge was appointed and confirmed. Title 17, chapter 4, part 1 shall govern such elections. Acts 2016, ch. 528, § 1. Compiler's Notes. For the Preamble to the act concerning an orderly procedure for the appointment, confirmation, and retention of appellate court judges as required by Tennessee Constitution, Article VI, Section 3, please refer to Acts 2016, ch. 528. Effective Dates. Acts 2016, ch. 528, § 23. January 28, 2016.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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