Elected Office · Judicial
District Attorney General
- Level
- Judicial
- Area represented
- One judicial district
- Term length
- 8 years
- Term limits
- None
- Election cycle
- Awaiting verification
The elected prosecutor for a judicial district. Decides WHICH cases to charge, what to charge them as, what plea deals to offer, and which cases to drop.
An eight-year term is one of the longest on any Tennessee ballot — twice the governor's. Prosecutorial discretion is among the most consequential powers in American government, and voters review it only once every eight years.
What this office cannot do alone
- Cannot decide guilt. That is a judge or jury.
- Cannot make an arrest. That is law enforcement.
- Cannot write criminal law.
- Cannot set a sentence — though charging decisions shape the range.
On the 2026 ballot
No 2026 race for this office has been certified in Davidson County yet. When county sample ballots and the Secretary of State's certified list are confirmed, races will appear here.