Article VI. Judicial Department
Article VI, Section 4
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
Official text
The Judges of the Circuit and Chancery Courts, and of other inferior Courts, shall be elected by the qualified voters of the district or circuit to which they are to be assigned. Every Judge of such Courts shall be thirty years of age, and shall before his election, have been a resident of the State for five years, and of the circuit or district one year. His term of service shall be eight years.
Source: Tennessee Blue Book 2025-2026 (Tennessee Secretary of State)
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