Tennessee Code 29-5-301 – Short title – “Court” defined

(a) This part may be cited as the “Uniform Arbitration Act.”

court: means any court of competent jurisdiction of the state. See Tennessee Code 29-5-301
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105

(b) As used in this part, “court” means any court of competent jurisdiction of the state.

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