Tennessee Court of Appeals
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(L-R Back Row): Judge William E. Phillips, Judge Valerie L. Smith, Judge Kristi M. Davis, Judge W. Neal McBrayer, Judge Carmen D, McGee, Judge Jeffrey Usman, Judge Steven W. Maroney (L-R Front Row) Judge John Westley McClarty, Judge Andy D. Bennett, Judge Frank G. Clement Jr., Judge J. Steven Stafford, Judge Thomas R. Frierson, II
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About
Created by the General Assembly in 1925, the Court of Appeals hears appeals in civil—or non-criminal—cases from trial courts and certain state boards and commissions. The court has 12 members who sit in panels of three. The panels meet monthly in Jackson, Knoxville and Nashville. When necessary, the court may meet in alternate locations.
All decisions made by the Court of Appeals may be appealed, by permission, to the Tennessee Supreme Court. As in all three appellate courts, Court of Appeals hearings do not include witnesses, juries or testimonies. Instead, attorneys may present oral and written arguments.
Judges of the Court of Appeals are elected on a “retain-replace” ballot every eight years.