Tennessee General Sessions Courts
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The Tennessee General Sessions Courts are lower-level state courts that handle a wide range of preliminary criminal matters, minor civil disputes, traffic offenses, and municipal ordinance violations across Tennessee’s counties.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court of limited jurisdiction
ⓘ
state trial court system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | General Sessions Courts of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealsGoTo |
Tennessee Circuit Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Criminal Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canConduct | bench trials in certain misdemeanor and civil cases ⓘ |
| canNotConduct | jury trials in most civil cases ⓘ |
| civilJurisdictionLimit | limited monetary amount set by Tennessee law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtLevel | lower court ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Tennessee state law ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Tennessee Code Annotated
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handles |
issuance of arrest warrants
ⓘ
issuance of search warrants ⓘ minor civil disputes ⓘ misdemeanor criminal cases ⓘ municipal ordinance violations ⓘ preliminary criminal matters ⓘ preliminary hearings in felony cases ⓘ probable cause determinations in criminal cases ⓘ setting of bail ⓘ small civil claims ⓘ traffic offenses ⓘ |
| hasOfficial | general sessions judge ⓘ |
| hasUnit | county general sessions court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.tncourts.gov/courts/general-sessions-courts ⓘ |
| judgesElectedBy | popular vote ⓘ |
| judicialDistrictBasis | county or multi-county jurisdiction ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | limited jurisdiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mayInclude |
drug court programs in some counties
ⓘ
environmental court divisions in some counties ⓘ traffic court divisions in some counties ⓘ |
| organizedBy | county ⓘ |
| partOf | Tennessee judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCivilProcess | forum for small civil claims and minor disputes ⓘ |
| roleInCriminalProcess | entry-level court for most criminal prosecutions in Tennessee ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
civil law
ⓘ
criminal law ⓘ municipal law ⓘ traffic law ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Tennessee Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfJudges | 8 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.