Terms Used In Tennessee Code 40-14-305

  • Administrative director: means the administrative director of the courts. See Tennessee Code 40-14-301
  • Court: means any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary. See Tennessee Code 40-14-301
  • Court reporter: A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court and produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.
  • Judge: means the judge of any court of this state exercising jurisdiction over any criminal action which is punishable by confinement in the state penitentiary. See Tennessee Code 40-14-301
  • Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).

If any judge and the administrative director find that it is in the public interest that the duties of the court reporter be combined with those of any other employee of the court or of the judge of the court, the administrative director may authorize the combination of duties and fix additional compensation for the performance of the added duties of acting as court reporter.