NCJ Number
136433
Date Published
1991
Length
179 pages
Annotation
The Tennessee Judicial Council has prepared this annual report on the Tennessee State courts for the fiscal year 1990-1991, pursuant to the requirements of the Tennessee Code.
Abstract
The report provides an organizational chart, narrative overview, and caseload data for the State Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Criminal Appeals, and the State trial courts. Each overview describes the organization, administration, selection, jurisdiction, and procedure in the various types of court. The section on trial courts also outlines the functions of the clerks of court. District-by-district statistics are presented on the circuit civil caseload, the criminal court caseload, and the chancery court caseload. There is also a chart and narrative regarding Tennessee's courts of limited jurisdiction, namely general sessions courts, juvenile courts, and municipal courts. 1 appendix