Tennessee § 37-1-181 - Judges to conduct proceedings.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1-181 — Judges to conduct proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-1-181. Judges to conduct proceedings.
Proceedings under §§ 37-1-175 — 37-1-181 may be held only by judges who are lawyers or by magistrates. Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 7; 2009, ch. 235, § 1. Compiler's Notes. Acts 2009, ch. 235, § 1 directed the code commission to revise appropriate references from “child support referees” and “juvenile referees” to “child support magistrates” and “juvenile magistrates” in the code as supplements are published and volumes are replaced.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 37-1-181 cover?
Section 37-1-181 ("Judges to conduct proceedings.") 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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