Powers of magistrate

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-403, under Expedited Process for Support.

Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-5-403

The magistrate shall have the same authority and power as a circuit court judge to issue any and all process and in conducting hearings and other proceedings in accordance with this part; provided, that all final orders of a magistrate must be reviewed by a judge as provided in § 36-5-405.