General Assembly, Statement of Intent or Position - Urges Supreme Court to draft and adopt codes of conduct in the court rules for district attorneys general, district public defenders, and court clerks; urges Supreme Court to create panel to investigate current complaints of misconduct regarding three elected district attorneys general. -

Senate Resolution 120 is a non-binding resolution urging the Tennessee Supreme Court to take two specific actions. It requests the court draft and adopt formal codes of conduct for district attorneys general, district public defenders, and court clerks - officials currently lacking such rules. Additionally, it asks the court to form a panel to investigate recent misconduct complaints against three elected district attorneys general. The resolution does not create new laws but seeks to establish accountability mechanisms for these justice system roles.