Each judge and chancellor of a circuit, criminal or chancery court is required to reside in the judicial district or division for which the judge and chancellor is elected, and a removal from the judicial district or division creates a vacancy in the office.
Code 1858, § 3914 (deriv. Acts 1809 (Sept.), ch. 49, § 7; 1835-1836, ch. 5, § 2); Shan., § 5707; Code 1932, § 9893; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 17-102.
Cross-References. Residency requirements for state judges, Tenn Const., art. VI, § 4.
Textbooks. Gibson's Suits in Chancery (7th ed., Inman), § 614.
Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 24.10.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
Attorney General Opinions. Factors used to determine residency status, OAG 95-019 (3/27/95).