In order to ensure the harmonious, efficient and uniform operation of the judicial system of the state, the supreme court is granted and clothed with general supervisory control over all the inferior courts of the state.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-3-501
Inferior courts — Supervisory control
Known as the Integrated Criminal Justice Act
The act spans §§ 16–16 (72 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case In Re Bell (2011)
Most recently applied in In Re Bell (June 2011)
Acts 1970, ch. 422, § 1; T.C.A., § 16-330.
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Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.