Tennessee § 40-5-202 - Term of office — Eligibility for appointment.
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§ 40-5-202. Term of office — Eligibility for appointment.
The term or terms of the judicial commissioner or commissioners shall be established by the majority of general sessions judges of the county and in no event shall the term or terms exceed four (4) years. No employee, officer or official of the metropolitan government shall be eligible for appointment or serve as a judicial commissioner. Acts 1983, ch. 86, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 40-5-202 ("Term of office — Eligibility for appointment.") 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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