Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Knox County
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided January 12, 2007No. E2006-01377-SC-RDM-CVPublishedCited by 53 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, J.
in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER and CORNELIA A. CLARK, JJ„ and E. RILEY ANDERSON, Sp. J., joined.
In this expedited appeal, the primary issue presented for review is whether Knox County, Tennessee, has a valid governmental charter. A secondary issue is whether a term limits amendment to the county charter should be applied and, if so, to which of the elected county officials. We hold that while Knox County failed to comply with the enabling legislation for instituting a charter form of government, since September 1, 1990, Knox County has been governed under a de facto…
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