This page provides the local rules of practice for trial courts. However, please note that this listing may not comprise the entirety of local rules of practice, but reflect only the rules that have been provided by the listed districts. Additional rules may be obtained from the court clerks' offices in each district or county.
1st Judicial District
Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Washington counties
Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Washington counties
2nd Judicial District
Sullivan County
3rd Judicial District
Hancock, Hawkins, Hamblen, Greene counties
Hancock, Hawkins, Hamblen, Greene counties
Chancery Court Financial Statement (Excel format)
4th Judicial District
Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier counties
5th Judicial District
Blount County
Blount County
6th Judicial District
Knox County
Knox County
7th Judicial District
Anderson County
Anderson County
8th District
Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott and Union counties
9th District
Loudon, Meigs, Morgan and Roane counties
10th District
Bradley, McMinn, Monroe and Polk counties
11th District
Hamilton County
12th Judicial District
Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea and Sequatchie counties
13th Judicial District
Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White counties
14th Judicial District
Coffee County
Coffee County
15th Judicial District
Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale and Wilson counties
16th Judicial District
Rutherford and Cannon counties
17th Judicial District
Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall and Moore counties
Chancery, Circuit and Criminal Court Rules
Chancery, Circuit and Criminal Court Rules
18th Judicial District
Sumner County
19th District
Montgomery and Robertson counties
20th Judicial District
Davidson County
Davidson County
Davidson County Chancery Court Electronic Filing Rules
Circuit, Chancery, Criminal and Probate Court Rules
Circuit, Probate, and General Sessions-Civil Electronic Filing Rules
Criminal Court - Division III
Juvenile Court Rules
Circuit, Chancery, Criminal and Probate Court Rules
Circuit, Probate, and General Sessions-Civil Electronic Filing Rules
Criminal Court - Division III
Juvenile Court Rules
21st Judicial District
Williamson County
Williamson County Juvenile Court Rules
Electronic Filing (E-Filing) for Chancery, Circuit, and Criminal - effective 12/01/23
Amendment to Local Rules of Practice - Probate
Electronic Filing (E-Filing) for Chancery, Circuit, and Criminal - effective 12/01/23
Amendment to Local Rules of Practice - Probate
22nd Judicial District
Giles, Lawrence, Maury and Wayne counties
23rd Judicial District
Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys and Stewart counties
24th Judicial District
Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin and Henry counties
25th Judicial District
Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy and Tipton counties
26th Judicial District
Madison, Chester and Henderson counties
27th Judicial District
Obion and Weakley Counties
28th Judicial District
Crockett, Gibson and Haywood Counties
29th Judicial District
Lake and Dyer counties
30th Judicial District
Shelby County
Shelby County
Chancery Court
Criminal Court
Order Amending Criminal Court Rule 4.01 - effective May 1, 2023
Order delaying new criminal court Rule 4.01 until September 1, 2023
Juvenile Court
Environmental Court
Criminal Court
Order Amending Criminal Court Rule 4.01 - effective May 1, 2023
Order delaying new criminal court Rule 4.01 until September 1, 2023
Juvenile Court
Environmental Court
31st Judicial District
Van Buren and Warren counties
32nd Judicial District
Hickman, Lewis and Perry Counties