Tennessee § 20-9-101 - Appointment of court reporter.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 20-9-101 — Appointment of court reporter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 20-9-101. Appointment of court reporter.
Upon the trial of any cause or proceeding in any court of record, upon the request of either party, the judge of such court shall appoint a competent court reporter, who shall first be duly sworn to make a true, impartial and complete stenographic report of all the oral testimony given in trial of the cause or proceeding, as well as the rulings of the judge. Acts 1887, ch. 217, § 1; Shan., § 4695; Code 1932, § 8825; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 20-1304; Acts 1994, ch. 897, § 1. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 8 Tenn. Juris., Costs, § 32; 11 Tenn. Juris., Equity, § 71. Cited: Burns v. Nashville, 142 Tenn. 541, 221 S.W. 828, 1919 Tenn. LEXIS 80 (1920); Slaughter v. Slaughter, 922 S.W.2d 115, 1995 Tenn. App. LEXIS 806 (Tenn. Ct. App. 1995); Joelton Planning & Zoning Comm. v. Metro. Gov't of Nashville & Davidson County, — S.W.3d —, 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 867 (Tenn. Ct. App. Dec. 21, 2009). Collateral References. Right to have reporter's notes read to jury. 50 A.L.R.2d 176. Trial 23.
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Section 20-9-101 ("Appointment of court reporter.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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