Tennessee Court Rules - Amendments and Proposals

(2008)

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• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 9 - Annual Registration Fee Increase
  
  
• Order Amending Rule 11, Section V (PDF)
  
  
• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 17 (PDF)
  • Uniform Judgment Document (PDF)
    
  
  
• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 13, Sections 1(d)(2)(E) and (2)(d)(2)F) (PDF)
  
  
• Proposed Rule Governing Appointment of Guardians Ad Litem for Minor Children in Divorce and Post-divorce Proceedings (PDF)
  • Comments on the Proposed Guardian Ad Litem Rule (PDF)
    (Large File - 8.6 megabytes)
    
    
• Order Amending Supreme Court Rule 13, Section 6(c) (PDF)
  • Uniform Assignment of Payment for Services Due to an Attorney (PDF)
    
    
• Order Soliciting Written Comments on Proposed 2008 Amendments to Rules of Procedure and Evidence (PDF)
  • Comments on Amendment to Rule 8 Section 01(2) (PDF)
  • Comments on Amendment to Rule 7-A, TN Rules of Civil Procedure relating to Domestic relations cases (PDF)
• The Rules Package Resolutions have been filed in both houses of the General Assembly, and have now passed out of both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. The list of resolution numbers and the date of the votes are as follows:

Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure
SR0216, passed the Senate on 02/25/2008
HR0238, passed the House on 03/03/2008

Tennessee Rules of Evidence
SR0221, passed the Senate on 02/25/2008
HR0239, passed the House on 03/03/2008

Tennessee Rules of Juvenile Procedure
SR0217, passed the Senate on 02/25/2008
HR0240, passed the House on 03/03/2008

Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure
SR0219, passed the Senate on 02/25/2008
HR0231, passed the House on 03/03/2008

Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure
SR0220, passed the Senate on 02/25/2008
HR0232, passed the House on 03/03/2008

Proposed Rule Changes (PDF) - The Court adopts the attached amendments effective July 1, 2008, subject to approval by resolutions of the General Assembly. (Link to Notice)

Rules of Appellate Procedure (Link to Order)
Rules of Civil Procedure (Link to Order)
Rules of Criminal Procedure (Link to Order)
Rules of Evidence (Link to Order)
Rules of Juvenile Procedure (Link to Order)