General Sessions Court
Office Hours 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
General Sessions Court is a court of limited jurisdiction. Civil jurisdiction is limited to specific types of actions and a monetary limit of $25,000 except for Detainer Warrants, wherein the court shall have unlimited original jurisdiction; and Actions to Recover Personal Property wherein the court shall have unlimited original jurisdiction including jurisdiction to award an alternative money judgment. Criminal jurisdiction is limited to misdemeanor cases and preliminary hearings in felony cases.
Judge Victoria Bowling - General Sessions Division I
- General Sessions Judge Division I – Elected to the Bench in 2022
- Graduate of the University of Tennessee in 1990 with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science
- Graduated the University of Tennessee School of Law in 1993
- Served on the board of the Tennessee Bar Association while in law school and also served as President of the Student Bar Association
- Past President of East TN Law Women’s Association
- Practiced law for more than two decades in Anderson County serving four years with the Public Defender’s Office
Judge Matthew Tuck – General Sessions Division II
- General Sessions Judge Division II – Elected to the Bench in 2022
- Received undergraduate degree from University of Tennessee
- Graduated from University of Memphis Law School in 2006 with a law degree and MBA
- Practiced criminal and civil law in Anderson County for over a decade
- Served on the Board of Directors for First Steps United Methodist Church
- Member of Anderson County Chamber of Commerce