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17-5-302. Judicial offenses.

Offenses of which the court may take cognizance shall include the following:

     (1)  Willful misconduct relating to the official duties of the office;

     (2)  Willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of the office;

     (3)  Violation of the code of judicial conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10;

     (4)  The commission of any act constituting a violation of so much of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8 as is applicable to judges;

     (5)  A persistent pattern of intemperate, irresponsible or injudicious conduct;

     (6)  A persistent pattern of discourtesy to litigants, witnesses, jurors, court personnel or lawyers;

     (7)  A persistent pattern of delay in disposing of pending litigation; and

     (8)  Any other conduct calculated to bring the judiciary into public disrepute or to adversely affect the administration of justice.

[Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 12 T.C.A., § 17-812; Acts 2003, ch. 112, § 1.]  

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-17 > Chapter-5 > Part-3 > 17-5-302

17-5-302. Judicial offenses.

Offenses of which the court may take cognizance shall include the following:

     (1)  Willful misconduct relating to the official duties of the office;

     (2)  Willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of the office;

     (3)  Violation of the code of judicial conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10;

     (4)  The commission of any act constituting a violation of so much of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8 as is applicable to judges;

     (5)  A persistent pattern of intemperate, irresponsible or injudicious conduct;

     (6)  A persistent pattern of discourtesy to litigants, witnesses, jurors, court personnel or lawyers;

     (7)  A persistent pattern of delay in disposing of pending litigation; and

     (8)  Any other conduct calculated to bring the judiciary into public disrepute or to adversely affect the administration of justice.

[Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 12 T.C.A., § 17-812; Acts 2003, ch. 112, § 1.]  


State Codes and Statutes

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Statutes > Tennessee > Title-17 > Chapter-5 > Part-3 > 17-5-302

17-5-302. Judicial offenses.

Offenses of which the court may take cognizance shall include the following:

     (1)  Willful misconduct relating to the official duties of the office;

     (2)  Willful or persistent failure to perform the duties of the office;

     (3)  Violation of the code of judicial conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 10;

     (4)  The commission of any act constituting a violation of so much of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct as set out in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8 as is applicable to judges;

     (5)  A persistent pattern of intemperate, irresponsible or injudicious conduct;

     (6)  A persistent pattern of discourtesy to litigants, witnesses, jurors, court personnel or lawyers;

     (7)  A persistent pattern of delay in disposing of pending litigation; and

     (8)  Any other conduct calculated to bring the judiciary into public disrepute or to adversely affect the administration of justice.

[Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 12 T.C.A., § 17-812; Acts 2003, ch. 112, § 1.]