Local Rules of Practice

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District Rule Document Counties Served Rules Notes
1 1st District Circuit-Chancery-Criminal Courts Local Rules.pdf669.41 KB Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Washington
4 4th District Civil Local Rules.pdf1.73 MB Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier
4 4th District Criminal Local Rules.pdf2.23 MB Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier
8 8th District Chancery Court Local Rules-March 3, 2026 - UA.pdf1008.79 KB Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, Union
8 8th District Criminal Local Rules - UA.pdf260.1 KB Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, Union
12 12th Judicial District Local Rules March 2026-UA.pdf974.2 KB Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie
13 13th District Circuit Court Local Rules - UA.pdf416.45 KB Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White
13 13th District Criminal Court Local Rules - UA.pdf872.01 KB Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White
14 14th District Chancery Court Local Rules.pdf774.67 KB Coffee
23 23rd District Circuit-Chancery Courts Local Rules - Revised-UA.pdf1.99 MB Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart