Tennessee Supreme Court

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court of last resort judicial body state supreme court

The Tennessee Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in the state of Tennessee, known for its pivotal role in landmark cases such as the Scopes "Monkey" Trial.

Aliases (1)

Tenn. or Tenn. Sup. Ct. ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort → judicial body → state supreme court →
abbreviation	Tenn. or Tenn. Sup. Ct. →
appealsTo	Supreme Court of the United States (on federal questions) →
appointingAuthorityForJudges	Governor of Tennessee (subject to retention elections) →
appoints	Administrative Director of the Courts →
authority	Tennessee Code Annotated → Tennessee Constitution →
branchOf	Judicial branch of Tennessee →
building	Tennessee Supreme Court Building (Nashville) →
canReview	decisions of the Tennessee Court of Appeals → decisions of the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals →
country	United States →
courtSystem	Tennessee state courts →
courtType	appellate court →
decided	Scopes v. State (1927) →
establishedBy	Tennessee Constitution of 1796 →
hasPosition	Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court →
hasPower	interpretation of Tennessee statutes → interpretation of the Tennessee Constitution → judicial review →
hasSessionType	traveling court →
hears	civil appeals → constitutional questions → criminal appeals → death penalty appeals →
highestCourtOf	Tennessee →
holds	oral arguments in multiple Tennessee cities →
judgeSelectionMethod	merit selection with retention elections →
jurisdiction	Tennessee →
language	English →
legalSystem	common law →
location	Chattanooga, Tennessee → Jackson, Tennessee → Knoxville, Tennessee → Memphis, Tennessee → Nashville, Tennessee →
notableCase	Scopes "Monkey" Trial appeal → Scopes v. State →
numberOfJudges	5 →
oversees	Tennessee Board of Law Examiners → Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility →
partOf	Judiciary of Tennessee →
regulates	practice of law in Tennessee →
reorganizedBy	Tennessee Constitution of 1870 →
selects	Attorney members of the Tennessee Board of Law Examiners →
website	https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/supreme-court →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Scopes "Monkey" Trial → State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes →	appealCourt
Tennessee Supreme Court ("Tenn. or Tenn. Sup. Ct.") →	abbreviation
South Western Reporter →	coversJurisdiction