Tenn. Code Ann. § 18-1-301: Grounds for removal

The court may remove its clerk:

(1) Upon conviction of a misdemeanor in office or of a felony;

(2) For nonresidence in the county in which the court is held;

(3) For failing to give security as required by law;

(4) For failing to pay over public moneys or moneys collected officially;

(5) For incapacity, neglect of duty or misbehavior in office; and

(6) For any other cause to which the penalty of removal from office is attached by law.