In case of the death of any clerk of a court, the clerk's deputy holds the office until the vacancy is filled by appointment or election, as the case may be.
Code 1858, § 334 (deriv. Acts 1794, ch. 1, § 72); Shan., § 410; Code 1932, § 660; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 18-125.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 6 Tenn. Juris., Clerks of Court, § 6.
Law Reviews.
The Tennessee Court System — Chancery Court (Frederic S. Le Clercq), 8 Mem. St. U.L. Rev. 281.
Attorney General Opinions. Authority over the juvenile court system and its employees, OAG 07-004 (1/11/07).
Collateral References. 15A Am. Jur. 2d Clerks of Courts §§ 39, 40, 42.
14 C.J.S. Clerks of Courts §§ 7, 90.
Clerks of Courts 7.