(a) The aggrieved judge or the complainant may appeal to the supreme court, pursuant to Rule 11 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, within fourteen (14) days from the date of entry of the judgment of the board following the conclusion of the hearing held pursuant to § 17-5-307. The record on appeal must conform to the requirements of Rule 24 of the Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure.
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 17-5-309

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in a perceivable form. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • written: includes printing, typewriting, engraving, lithography, and any other mode of representing words and letters. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b)

(1) The review in the supreme court is de novo on the record made before the board. There is no presumption of correctness of the judgment or the findings of the board.
(2) The supreme court shall convene within seven (7) days after all briefs are filed to hear oral arguments and shall file a written opinion within fourteen (14) days thereafter.
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