Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals
The Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals was established by the Tennessee legislature in 1809 as the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals.[1] Though Tennessee's original constitution did not call for a Supreme Court, at the Constitutional Convention of 1834 the Tennessee Supreme Court was created as its own entity, replacing the Court of Errors and Appeals.[1]
| Tennessee Court of Errors and Appeals | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1809-1833 |
| Location | Carthage, Clarksville, Jonesborough, Knoxville, Nashville, and Rogersville |
| Authorized by | Tennessee General Assembly, Acts of 1809 Chapter 48 Section 23 |
| Number of positions | Initially two and a Circuit Judge, then from 1811 three judges. |
Section 23 of the Acts of 1809, Chapter 48 called for the court to have two judges, elected by both houses of the General Assembly, and one Circuit judge.[1] The Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals heard writs of error from the Circuit Courts.[1] Section 25 required that a circuit judge from designated districts would sit on cases from other circuits.[1]
The Acts of 1811 Chapter 72 Section 4 gave exclusive jurisdiction for equity cases to the Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals and divested equity jurisdiction from the Circuit Courts.[2] Section 16 of the act removed a circuit judge as a member of the court and created a third judge for the court.[1] The Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals first divided its equity docket as a result of Chapters XII and XIV of the Acts of 1822.[1]
See also
References
- Workman, Dale. "The Courts of Tennessee". Knoxville Bar Association. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- Scott, Edward (1821). Laws of the State of Tennessee : including those of North Carolina now in force in this state : from the year 1715 to the year 1820, inclusive (Scott's Edition 1811-1820 ed.). Heiskell & Brown. p. 10.