Tennessee § 27-9-101 - Right of review.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 27-9-101 — Right of review., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 27-9-101. Right of review.
Anyone who may be aggrieved by any final order or judgment of any board or commission functioning under the laws of this state may have the order or judgment reviewed by the courts, where not otherwise specifically provided, in the manner provided by this chapter. Code 1932, § 9008; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 27-901. Cross-References. Applicability of chapter to attorney disciplinary proceedings, Tenn. R. Sup. Ct. 9, Sec. 1.3. Board of chiropractic examiners, review, § 63-4-115 . Board of examiners in psychology, review, § 63-11-217 . Board of pharmacy, review, § 63-10-309 ; peer review, title 63, ch. 10, part 4. Board of review on child welfare agency licenses, § 71-3-510 . City judge's judgment, appeal from, § 6-21-508 . Constitutional basis for certiorari, § 27-8-101 . Gift tax appraisal, appeal, § 67-8-116 . Seizure of unstamped tobacco, review, §§ 67-4-1020 , 67-4-1021 . Teachers appeal from school board decision, § 49-5-513 . Tobacco dealer, appeal from ruling, § 67-4-1016 . Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, title 4, ch. 5. Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 2 Tenn. Juris., Appeal and Error, § 30; 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney and Client, §§ 22, 25; 4 Tenn. Juris., Automobiles, § 23; 5 Tenn. Juris., Carriers, § 58; 5 Tenn. Juris., Certiorari, §§ 3, 18; 7 Tenn. Juris., Corporations, § 117; 16 Tenn. Juris., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 7, 19. Law Reviews. Administrative Law — 1954 Tennessee Survey, 7 Vand. L. Rev. 733. Administrative Law — 1961 Tennessee Survey (Val Sanford), 14 Vand. L. Rev. 1115. An Examination of The Tennessee Law of Administrative Procedure (George Street Boone), 1 Vand. L. Rev. 339. Claims Against the State in Tennessee — The Court of Claims, 4 Vand. L. Rev. 875. Constitutional Law — 1954 Tennessee Survey, 7 Vand. L. Rev. 763. Disqualification of Administrative Officials for Bias (Robert N. Covington), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 712. Enlarging the Administrative Polity: Administrative Law and the Changing Definition of Pluralism, 1945-1970, 53 Vand. L. Rev. 1389 (2000). Judicial Review of Administrative Action in Tennessee — Scope of Review, 23 Tenn. L. Rev. 349. Methods of Judicial Review over Administrative Actions in Tennessee, 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 657 (1984). Plaintiff's Standing to Collaterally Attack a City Zoning Ordinance, 43 Tenn. L. Rev. 726. Procedure and Evidence — 1960 Tennessee Survey (Edmund M. Morgan), 13 Vand. L. Rev. 1197. Remedies other than the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act “Contested Case” Approach to Dealing with State and Local Governmental Action (John Beasley), 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 619 (1984). Review of Administrative Decisions by Writ of Certiorari in Tennessee (Ben H. Cantrell), 4 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 19. Survey of Civil Procedure in Tennessee — 1977, III. Standing, an Aspect of Justiciability (John L. Sobieski, Jr.), 46 Tenn. L. Rev. 305. T.B.A. Approved Preliminary Report on Specialization. 14-3 Tenn. B.J. 28. Tennessee Appellate Procedure and the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (William J. Harbison), 6 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 291. The New Tennessee Code (Charles C. Trabue), 10 Tenn. L. Rev. 155. The Pre-Hearing Stage of Contested Cases under the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act (L. Harold Levinson), 13 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 465 (1984). The Scope of Judicial Review of Administrative Actions in Tennessee (William H. Ewing, Jr.), 2 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 144. The Tennessee Court System (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 189. The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281. The Tennessee Court System — Circuit Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 241. Attorney General Opinions. The statutory writ of certiorari is a process for obtaining judicial review of an inferior tribunal’s decisions, and the writ process itself does not create or constitute any substantive legal cause of action. OAG 15-09, 2015 Tenn. AG LEXIS 10 (2/2/15).
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Section 27-9-101 ("Right of review.") 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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