{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-2-122","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 17-2-122","heading":"Failure of judge to attend - Selection of special judge","body":"(a) Notwithstanding § 16-15-209 or § 17-2-109 or any other relevant provision to the contrary, a judge shall have the authority to appoint a special judge as provided in this section.\n(b) Sections 16-15-209 and 17-2-109 and any other relevant provision shall not apply where a judge finds it necessary to be absent from holding court and appoints as a substitute judge an officer of the judicial system under the judge's supervision whose duty it is to perform judicial functions, such as a juvenile magistrate, a child support magistrate or clerk and master, who is a licensed attorney in good standing with the Tennessee supreme court. The judicial officer shall only serve as special judge in matters related to their duties as judicial officer.","path":["TN Code","Title 17","Chapter 2"],"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":"67647c4d20fb284167458031fc2f0b9e6a1693ac73a11b279e243aa59255e04c","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-2-121","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-17-2-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}