{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-17-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-17-102","heading":"Judges - Appointment and election","body":"The judge of the city court shall be appointed on the nomination of the mayor and concurred in by the city council or other legislative body, but the appointed judge shall serve only until the next general election, at which time a judge or judges will be elected.","path":["TN Code","Title 16","Chapter 17"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"fb40b02db66cffed8349b86d87fcc04e0e796d0d226f8db1cbfe285daeb1fe6a","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-17-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-17-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}