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a court of record - a court of general jurisdiction consisting
of nine (9) judges presiding over nine (9) divisions. Approximately
11,000 cases are filed annually with the court. These filings
include appeals from lower courts, auto accident, condemnation,
divorce, joint petition, minor settlement, personal injury
workers compensation to name a few.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners fund the Clerk's
Office, along with revenue generated by fees for service, as directed
by the Tennessee Code Annotated. The clerks of Circuit
Court are responsible for accepting the filing of lawsuits, after which they create case files and input
data to our Court Management Computer System. They continue to monitor those
new cases by accepting additional pleadings and filings, scheduling
cases for motions, hearing and trials. In addition, clerks process and
maintain all orders of the court. |
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