The district attorneys general for the judicial districts are elected by the qualified voters of the districts respectively.
Code 1858, § 317 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 28, § 1); Shan., § 393; Code 1932, § 643; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 8-702.
Cross-References. Constitutional provisions, Tenn. Const., art. VI, § 5.
Election contests, title 2, ch. 17.
Election, qualifications, and term of office of district attorney general, Tenn. Const., art. VI, § 5.
Election, time for holding, §2-3-202.
Oath of office, §§8-18-107 —8-18-114.
Treasurer of state required to bring action to recover abandoned personal property under unclaimed property law, §66-29-130.
Textbooks. Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure (Raybin), § 6.1.
Tennessee Jurisprudence, 3 Tenn. Juris., Attorney General, § 2.