Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, judges of courts of general sessions and juvenile courts may interchange with each other whenever causes exist making an interchange necessary or for mutual convenience. The interchanging judge shall not be required to be a resident of the county of the judge for whom such judge is sitting, but must otherwise possess the same qualifications as such judge.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-208
Interchange of general sessions and juvenile court judges
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 284 F. App'x 266 - United States v. Franklin (2008)
Most recently applied in 284 F. App'x 266 - United States v. Franklin (July 2008)
Acts 1973, ch. 41, § 1; T.C.A., § 17-229; Acts 1997, ch. 473, § 2.
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