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a court of record - is 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. Revenue is generated by fees for service, as directed
by the Tennessee Code Annotated. The clerks of the Circuit
Court are responsible for accepting the filing of lawsuits.
After accepting filings, our clerks create case files, input
data to our Court Management Computer System and monitor those
new cases by accepting additional pleadings and filings, scheduling
cases for motions, hearing, and trials and processing and
maintaining all orders of the court. |
