{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-1-301","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-1-301","heading":"Vacancies in office","body":"(a) If a vacancy occurs during the term of office of a judge of the supreme court, the court of appeals, or the court of criminal appeals, then the governor shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. The governor's appointee shall be confirmed and shall stand for election in a retention election in accordance with chapter 4, part 1 of this title.\n(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of a chancellor, circuit court judge, criminal court judge, or judge of any other state trial court of record, the vacancy shall be filled in accordance with chapter 4, part 3 of this title.","path":["TN Code","Title 17","Chapter 1"],"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":"fdd1a3f184ead51e52f54ecbb610ca0309a8a1130d29153affb84bd9aafcfdea","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-1-206","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-1-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}