§ 10-380. Clerk; election; compensation.

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The clerk of the court shall be elected as provided by state law. The salary per annum of the clerk shall be set by the judge and shall be payable monthly or semimonthly in equal installments by the county.

(Code 1992, § 9-223; Priv. Acts 1967, ch. 219, § 10)

Case Law annotation— Shelby County Election Commission v. Turner, 755 S.W.2d 774 (Tenn. 1988) (upholding chancellor's determination that portion of T.C.A. § 37-1-211 providing clerks of juvenile court be appointed by juvenile court judge violated state constitution; Tenn. Const., Art. VI, Sec. 13 mandates clerks of inferior courts be elected by qualified voters for four-year terms).

State law reference

Similar provisions, T.C.A. §§ 8-24-102, 37-1-211.

                    
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