Knox County District Attorney General's Office

The Office of the District Attorney General for the 6th Judicial District represents the people of the State of Tennessee in all criminal cases that occur within Knox County. The position of District Attorney General was created by the Tennessee Constitution and provides that each District Attorney shall be elected by the voters within their judicial district and shall serve an eight-year term. The State is divided into thirty-one judicial districts each with judges, district attorneys and public defenders to administer the criminal justice system. Knox County comprises the 6th Judicial District.