Tennessee § 8-48-109 - Judicial vacancies filled from same grand division.
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§ 8-48-109. Judicial vacancies filled from same grand division.
Any vacancy in the office of supreme court or appeals court judge shall be filled by a person residing in the grand division of the state in which the vacancy occurs. Acts 1870, ch. 23, § 8; Shan., § 1156; mod. Code 1932, § 1917; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-2809. Cross-References. Grand divisions, title 4, ch. 1, part 2, § 16-2-101 . Attorney General Opinions. Residency requirements for the appellate courts, OAG 94-141, 1994 Tenn. AG LEXIS 157 (11/28/94). Filling supreme court vacancy after negative retention election vote, OAG 96-117, 1996 Tenn. AG LEXIS 142 (9/9/96).
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