Local Rules of Court The collection below consists of links to official court web sites or to PDF files created by those courts. In some cases where rules were not available in electronic form, printed versions were scanned and converted to PDF format as well. These PDF documents will be updated periodically, but should not be used as a substitute for obtaining a current version directly from the appropriate court. Directory of Tennessee Judicial Districts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th 27th 28th 29th 30th 31st Directory of Tennessee counties and links to Judicial Districts Anderson Bedford Benton Bledsoe Blount Bradley Campbell Cannon Carroll Carter Cheatham Chester Claiborne Clay Cocke Coffee Crockett Cumberland Davidson Decatur DeKalb Dickson Dyer Fayette Fentress Franklin Gibson Giles Grainger Greene Grundy Hamblen Hamilton Hancock Hardeman Hardin Hawkins Haywood Henderson Henry Hickman Houston Humphreys Jackson Jefferson Johnson Knox Lake Lauderdale Lawrence Lewis Lincoln Loudon McMinn McNairy Macon Madison Marion Marshall Maury Meigs Monroe Montgomery Moore Morgan Obion Overton Perry Pickett Polk Putnam Rhea Roane Robertson Rutherford Scott Sequatchie Sevier Shelby Smith Stewart Sullivan Sumner Tipton Trousdale Unicoi Union Van Buren Warren Washington Wayne Weakley White Williamson Wilson Tennessee Judicial Court Districts Files are available in PDF format or as links to the AOC or other court web site 1st Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Carter, Johnson, Unicoi, Washington 1st District Circuit, Chancery Court (link) 17th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Bedford, Lincoln, Marshall, Moore 17th District Courts (link) 2nd Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Sullivan 2nd District Circuit, Chancery Court (PDF) 18th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Sumner 18th District Courts (link) 3rd Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins 3rd District Chancery (PDF) 19th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Montgomery, Robertson 19th District Courts 4th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, Sevier 4th District Circuit (civil) (link) 4th District Criminal (link) 20th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Davidson 20th District Courts (link) Juvenile Court Rules (pdf) 5th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Blount 5th District Circuit (PDF) Note: Still carries former 30th District heading 5th District Circuit, Chancery (Amendment 1) (PDF) 5th District Circuit, Chancery (Amendment 2) (PDF) 5th District Circuit Appendices (PDF) Note: Still carries former 30th District heading 5th District Criminal (PDF) Note: Still carries former 30th District heading 5th District Domestic Relations (PDF) 21st Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Hickman, Lewis, Perry, Williamson 21st District Courts (link) 6th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Knox 6th District Courts (link) 22nd Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Giles, Lawrence, Maury, Wayne 22nd District Courts (link) 7th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Anderson 7th District Courts (link to pdf) 23rd Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Humphreys, Stewart 23rd District Circuit, Chancery (PDF) 8th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, Union 8th District Chancery (PDF) Note: Still carries former 2nd District heading 8th District Criminal (link) 24th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Benton, Carroll, Decatur, Hardin, Henry 24th District Circuit Chancery (PDF) 9th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Loudon, Meigs, Morgan, Roane 9th District Courts (link) 25th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Fayette, Hardeman, Lauderdale, McNairy, Tipton 25th District Circuit (PDF) 25th District Chancery (PDF) 10th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Bradley, McMinn, Monroe, Polk 10th District Circuit, Chancery (PDF) 26th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Chester, Henderson, Madison 26th District Courts (PDF) 11th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Hamilton 11th District Criminal (link) 11th District Civil (link) 27th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Obion, Weakley 27th District Circuit, Chancery (link) 12th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, Sequatchie 12th District Courts (pdf) 28th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Crockett, Gibson, Haywood 28th District Chancery (PDF) 13th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, White 13th District Circuit, Chancery (PDF) 29th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Dyer, Lake 29th District Circuit, Chancery (PDF) 14th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Coffee 14th District Courts (link) 30th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Shelby Shelby County Circuit Court (PDF) Shelby County Chancery Court (pdf) Shelby County General Sessions - Criminal Division (link) Shelby County General Sessions - Civil Division (link) Shelby County Criminal Court (link) Shelby County Probate Court (pdf) 15th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Jackson, Macon, Smith, Trousdale, Wilson 15th District Courts (link) 31st Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Van Buren, Warren 31st District Court Rules (link) 16th Judicial District of Tennessee Counties: Cannon, Rutherford 16th District Circuit, Chancery (PDF) Federal Courts U.S. Supreme Court Link to court's rules page U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Link to court's rules page U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Tennessee Link to court's rules page State Appellate Courts (Links to Administrative Office of the Courts web site) Rules of Evidence Link to Rules of Evidence Rules of Procedure Rules of Civil Procedure Rules of Criminal Procedure Rules of Appellate Procedure Rules of Juvenile Procedure Rules of Court Tennessee Supreme Court Tennessee Court of Appeals Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Tennessee Court of the Judiciary