16-21-102 - Terms of members.
16-21-102. Terms of members.
The term of each of the members of the council, except the attorney general and reporter, the administrative director of the courts, the speaker of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chair of the judiciary committee of the senate, and the chair of the judiciary committee of the house of representatives, shall be for a period of four (4) years from the date of their respective appointments. The terms of the attorney general and reporter, the administrative director of the courts, the member who is speaker of the senate and the member who is speaker of the house of representatives, and the members who are chairs of the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, respectively, shall be for their respective terms of office. All vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of any term by appointment by the official or officials having the original power of appointment. No member whose term is set at four (4) years shall serve more than two (2) full consecutive terms. Such member shall, however, be eligible for reappointment after an absence from the judicial council of at least one (1) year.
[Acts 1943, ch. 130, § 2; 1945, ch. 89, § 2; C. Supp. 1950, § 738.2 (Williams, § 738.6); Acts 1967, ch. 132, § 2; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 16-902; Acts 1993, ch. 66, § 27; 2003, ch. 399, § 4.]