Tennessee Court Rules - Amendments and Proposals

(2009)

This page shows orders and petitions relating to proposed changes to the Rules of Court and Rules of Evidence and Procedure, along with comments from interested parties. Where the Orders and Comments can be related to one set of Rules, they will be listed under the appropriate title. If the Orders or Comments cover a variety of Rules within a set, they will be listed directly under either RULES OF COURT or RULES OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE.

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RULES OF COURT

2009 Rules Package

Proposed Rule Changes (PDF) - The Court adopts the listed amendments effective July 1, 2009, subject to approval by resolutions of the General Assembly.

• Rules of Appellate Procedure - filed January 8, 2009
• Rules of Civil Procedure - filed January 8, 2009
• Rules of Civil Procedure (E-Discovery Amendments) - filed January 8, 2009
• Rules of Criminal Procedure - filed January 8, 2009
• Rules of Evidence - filed January 8, 2009
• Rules of Juvenile Procedure - filed January 8, 2009

Petitions and Orders regarding amendments and rules changes, with Orders and comments from teh bench, bar and public are listed below.

Tennessee Supreme Court

• Order soliciting public comments on ADRC-proposed changes and amendments to Rule 31, §2(b) - Definition of Baccalaureate and graduate degrees
  
  
• Order soliciting public comments on ADRC-proposed changes and amendments to Rule 31, §17 - increase time of listing as Rule 31 mediator based on application date.
  
  
• Order soliciting public comments on ADRC-proposed changes and amendments to Rule 31, §17(h) and §17(i) - providing mechanism for court clerks and part-time judicial officers to be listed as Rule 31 mediators under certain circumstances,
  
  
• Order increasing BPR Registration fee effective January 2, 2009
  
  
• Petition of TBA to amend Supreme Court Rules 8 (RPC 1.15) and Rule 43, governing IOLTA participation and interest.
• Order soliciting comments on the proposed rule changes.
  
  
• Petition of TBA to amend Supreme Court Rule 21 § 4.07(c)
• Order Soliciting comment on the proposed rule change
• Comments on proposed rule change
  
  
• Order in re: Supreme Court Rule 7, § 7.01, soliciting comments on the proposed rule change
  
  
• Order in re: Supreme Court Rule 7, § 10.03, soliciting comments on the proposed rule change
  
  
• Order in re: Supreme Court Rule 7, soliciting comments on Article X - Proposed new Section 10.01
  
  
• Petition of TBA to amend Supreme Court Rules 8 (§ 5.5 & § 8.5), 9 (§ 32), and 25 (§ 20)
• Order in re: Supreme Court Rules 8 (§ 5.5 & § 8.5) , 9 (§ 32), and 25 (§ 20), soliciting comments on proposed amendments
  
  
• Order in re: Supreme Court Rule 7, proposed section 10.05, soliciting comment on the proposed addition

Tennessee Court of Appeals

 

Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals

 

Tennessee Court of the Judiciary

 

 

RULES OF EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE

• Order Soliciting Written Comments on Proposed 2009 Amendments to Rules of Procedure and Evidence Including Appendix A (PDF)

Rules of Evidence

 

Rules of Civil Procedure

Order - Requesting Public Comment on Proposed Amendments and Changes to TRCP Rules Governing Discovery of Electronically Stored Information (the "e-discovery" amendments)

Comments on Proposed Amendments and Changes to TRCP Rules Governing Discovery of Electronically Stored Information ("e-discovery")

Comments - Proposed Amendment to Rule 51.04 (Written Jury Instructions)

Comments - Proposed Amendment to Rule 45.04 (Place of Deposition)

Rules of Criminal Procedure

 

Rules of Appellate Procedure

 

Rules of Juvenile Procedure

 

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