{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-18-101","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 16-18-101","heading":"Governing body may provide for office of municipal judge","body":"In any municipality in this state having a mayor's court or a municipal court presided over by the mayor of the municipality or the city recorder of the municipality and having no other provision for a municipal judge for the municipality, the governing body of the municipality is authorized by ordinance to provide for the office of municipal judge.","path":["TN Code","Title 16","Chapter 18"],"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":"31e8846db9c37d0e3c7c6c1b946eaea90db61b51e89d0c7b8847c567a0588606","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-17-105","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-16-18-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}