Mission Statement
Metropolitan General Sessions Court is committed to excellence in administering justice and is a contributing partner working toward a safe and vital community in Nashville-Davidson County
Overview
The Metropolitan General Sessions Court of Nashville-Davidson County is a high-volume limited jurisdiction Court that hears civil, misdemeanor, felony, traffic, environmental, and metropolitan ordinance violations. This Court is served by 11 judges that are elected to an eight-year term. There are also 5 law-trained judicial magistrates that handle the determination of probable cause for the issuance of a criminal warrant, and 1 referee that handles the environmental cases and other non-traffic metro ordinance violations. Judicial Magistrates and General Sessions Judges also have jurisdiction over the issuance of Orders of Protections.