Tennessee § 17-2-201 - Purpose.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 17-2-201 — Purpose., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17-2-201. Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to ensure that existing judicial resources are utilized to the fullest extent and that no additional judicial resources are created until uniform caseload statistics are developed that will establish a priority for the need for additional judges. Acts 1997, ch. 430, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Former § 17-2-201 (Code 1858, § 3916 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 2); Shan., § 5709; mod. Code 1932, § 9895; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-207), concerning interchange by circuit judges, was repealed by Acts 1997, ch. 430, § 1. Rule Reference. This section is referred to in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 11, § VII. Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 24.11. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 16 Tenn. Juris., Judges, § 9. Law Reviews. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Cited: Martin v. Dowling, 204 Tenn. 34, 315 S.W.2d 397, 1958 Tenn. LEXIS 243 (1958); Crawford v. Gilpatrick, 646 S.W.2d 433, 1983 Tenn. LEXIS 608 (Tenn. 1983); Ready Mix, USA, LLC v. Jefferson County, 380 S.W.3d 52, 2012 Tenn. LEXIS 621 (Tenn. Aug. 30, 2012).
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Section 17-2-201 ("Purpose.") 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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