No clerk of any court can practice law in any of the courts of this state, except as provided in §23-3-102; neither can the clerk become security for the prosecution of suits in the clerk's court, nor upon any bonds or other obligations required to be executed by the parties in the progress of the suits.
Code 1858, § 4039 (deriv. Acts 1817, ch. 51, § 2; 1826, ch. 14, § 1); Shan., § 5851; Code 1932, § 10051; modified; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-115.
Attorney General Opinions. Ability of county commissioner to serve as clerk and master for the chancery court in the same county; ability to also engage in private practice of law. OAG 14-23, 2014 Tenn. AG LEXIS 24 (2/26/14).
Collateral References. 14 C.J.S. Clerks of Courts § 90.