Welcome to the Office of the Appellate Court Clerk for the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Appeals and Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals. Relative to these Courts, the primary responsibilities of the Office of the Appellate Court Clerk include:
(1) filing and processing all
briefs, motions and
other documents for cases on appeal;
(2) scheduling all oral arguments;
(3) filing all
orders and opinions issued; and
(4) notifying all parties to appeals
of all filings.
The
dedicated staff with 32 employees are located at the Supreme Court
buildings in
Nashville, Knoxville, and Jackson, Tennessee.
This page provides Appellate Court contact information, forms
and other information, and the Fee
Schedule for the Appellate Court Clerks
| Jackson | Knoxville | Nashville |
|---|---|---|
Appellate Court Clerk’s Office Shipping: Telephone: Office Hours: Contact Person: |
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Appellate Court Clerk’s Office Telephone: Office Hours: Contact Person: |
The four forms listed below may be found at this location
Tenn. Code Ann. § 8-21-501
(a) The clerk of the supreme court and any deputy clerks of the supreme
court shall demand and receive fees hereinafter enumerated in all causes in which
such services, as herein designated, are rendered, and no other fees shall be
demanded or received by such clerk for such services. Such services and fees
are as follows:
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Affixing seal | $2.00 |
| Appellate record check in/check out | $3.00 |
| Calculating appellate court costs | $4.00 |
| Certification of document with seal | $12.00 |
| Continuing date of oral argument | $4.00 |
| Copying of all documents | $1.00 / page |
| Cost bill invoice | $10.00 / each |
| Docketing case | $2.00 |
| Entering appellate court costs in execution books | $6.00 |
| Entering information in database | $1.00 |
| Filing abridged appellate record | $6.00 / volume |
| Filing affidavit | $2.00 / copy |
| Filing appendix | $4.00 / copy |
| Filing (briefs/applications/answers/petitions/responses) | $4.00 / copy |
| Filing deposition | $4.00 / each |
| Filing exhibits | $4.00 / each |
| Filing judgment or judgment order | $8.00 |
| Filing motion with affidavit, memo of law, proposed order | $5.00 / copy |
| Filing opinion | $4.00 |
| Filing order | $6.00 |
| Filing response to court order | $4.00 / each |
| Filing response to motion | $5.00 / copy |
| Filing supplemental deposition | $4.00 / each |
| Filing supplemental exhibits | $4.00 /each |
| Filing supplemental transcript of the evidence | $6.00 / volume |
| Filing supplemental technical record | $6.00 / each |
| Filing technical record | $6.00 / volume |
| Filing transcript of the evidence | $6.00 / volume |
| Issuing capias | $12.00 |
| Issuing fi.fa | $12.00 |
| Issuing writ of execution | $12.00 |
| Judgment over | $6.00 |
| Mandate/recalling mandate | $12.00 |
| Motion and response to motion for full court review | $4.00 / copy |
| Notices | $4.00 |
| Preparing record for state archives | $3.00 |
| Processing payment | $12.00 |
| Processing sheriff’s return | $4.00 |
| Qualifying each surety | $2.00 |
| Receiving notice of appeal | $4.00 |
| Receiving or filing appeal bond | $4.00 |
| Receiving or filing appearance bond | $4.00 |
| Retaxing costs | $4.00 |
| Supplemental authority and response thereto | $4.00 / copy |
| Verified bill of costs | $4.00 |
| Other filings. . | $4.00 |
| All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and designated for the operation of the state court system. | |