{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-18-104","heading":"Terms of office - Filling of vacancies","body":"Except as provided in title 17, chapter 4, the term of each judicial and civil officer shall be computed from September 1 next succeeding election. No appointment or election to fill a vacancy shall be made for a period of time extending beyond the unexpired term. Every officer shall hold office until a successor is elected or appointed and qualified. No special election shall be held to fill a vacancy in the office of judge or district attorney general, but at the time fixed for the biennial election of civil officers; such vacancy shall be filled at the next biennial election occurring more than thirty (30) days after the vacancy occurs.","path":["TN Code","Title 8","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":"f43191d658eb24892dff898571b41687c4f1d988b3f5c5d476fb2f4a51b4cfae","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-8-18-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}