Tyler Caviness at a glance
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- Municipal Court Judge
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Tyler Caviness
Municipal Court Judge · Tennessee Municipal Court, Knox County
Biography
Professional career
- Elected in the 2023 municipal court judges’ race and became Knoxville’s first new City Court judge in 37 years
- The 2023 elected Municipal Court Judge for Knoxville, Tennessee, sworn in on December 16, 2023, bringing a background in public defense, private practice, and legal education to the bench
- Public Defender: Served in the Knox County Public Defender’s Office
- representing clients through all stages of the criminal justice process
- Private Practice: Partner at Stephens, DiRado & Caviness, LLP, and later founding partner of The Caviness Law Firm, LLC
- Assigned to the Knoxville Municipal Court, with the mission of providing equitable, accessible, and efficient court services that promote justice and community well-being
Education
Additional information
Applicable Court Rules & Procedures
Recording and broadcasting
Statewide
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 30 allows media coverage of public judicial proceedings subject to the presiding judge's control and requires written media requests at least two business days before the proceeding unless waived.
Requests by representatives of the media for such coverage must be made in writing to the presiding judge not less than two (2) business days before the proceeding is scheduled to begin.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Statewide
Tennessee Rule 30 prohibits media coverage of jury selection, jurors, closed proceedings, and certain minor or juvenile-court participants.
Media coverage of jury selection is prohibited.Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗
Remote appearances
Statewide
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 55 permits teleconferencing, video conferencing, or other technology for court proceedings at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.
The use of teleconferencing, video conferencing or other technology to conduct court proceedings or other court business remotely is permissible at the discretion of the trial or appellate court.Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Tennessee Municipal Court, Knox County
Scope is limited to the court class in the source claim. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory.
Official source ↗ · Collected 2026-07-26Sources
Identity source checked July 26, 2026.
Biography sources checked August 2, 2026.
Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts official judicial roster ↗Rule 30: Media Guidelines
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 30: Media Guidelines ↗Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 26, 2026
View Rule 55: Use of Technology for Court Proceedings ↗