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As amended through November 4, 2024
The provisions of this rule do not affect the right of any person to file an ethical complaint against a judge pursuant to Title 17, Chapter 5, Tennessee Code Annotated.
| REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION OF JUDGE |
| Presiding Judge/Presiding Pro Tem __________________________________________ |
| Name (Print or Type) |
| Judicial District _______________ Recusing Judge ____________________________ |
| Case Name & Docket # ___________________________________________________ |
| County _____________________ Court _____________________________________ |
| Case Information: Jury Case: __________ Non-Jury Case __________ |
| Brief description and estimated length of case: _________________________________ |
| I, as Presiding Judge/Presiding Pro Tem pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 11,§VII(c)(2) and Tenn. Cod Ann. § 16-2-509(c), have contacted the judges within my judicial district and have been unable to assign the case listed above by interchange to any trial judge within my judicial district. |
| I, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 11,§ VII(c)(3) and Tenn. Code. Ann. § 16-2-509(d) have also contacted the Presiding Judge within our contiguously located judicial districts and have been unable to assign the case by interchange to other trial judges within adjoining judicial districts. |
| This case has been set for hearing on ________________________________________. |
| (provide date, if applicable) |
| Pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 16-3-502(3)(A) and 17-2-110, I hereby certify to the Chief Justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court that I have unsuccessfully attempted to arrange an interchange by following the sequential steps set forth in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 11, § VII(c). Therefore, I respectfully request that the Chief Justice designate another judge or chancellor to hear and decide the case(s) in this matter. |
| __________________________________________ |
| Signature of Presiding Judge/Presiding Judge Pro Tem |
| Administrative Office of the Courts |
| Attn: Designation Coordinator |
| Nashville City Center, Suite 600 |
| 511 Union Street |
| Nashville, TN 37219 |
| Designation.coordinator@tncourts.gov |
| Fax: 615-741-6285 |
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