(a) The matter must be set for hearing within thirty (30) days from the date the answer is filed. The hearing is a full evidentiary hearing at which the judge is entitled to due process, including the right to be represented by counsel, the right of compulsory process to secure the attendance of witnesses, the right of confrontation and of cross-examination of witnesses, and the right to a speedy and public trial. Upon demand of the judge, or upon a finding by the board that the public interest would be served, the trial must be conducted in the county of the judge's residence. A complete transcript of the trial must be prepared by a court reporter.(b) The hearing panel shall conduct the hearing. Members of the investigative panel for the particular cause shall not participate in the hearing or the deliberations of the cause.(c) A majority of the hearing panel constitutes a quorum, and a quorum of the hearing panel is required to hold a hearing. The hearing panel shall decide a matter only upon the concurrence of a majority of all members of the panel hearing the matter. The decision of the hearing panel is the decision of the board.(d) Charges of misconduct must be established by only upon the concurrence of a majority of all members of the panel hearing the matter. The decision of the hearing panel is the decision of the board.(d) Charges of misconduct must be established by clear and convincing evidence.Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 496,s 1, eff. 7/1/2019.Acts 1979, ch. 356, § 17; T.C.A., § 17-817; Acts 1995, ch. 208, § 13; 2002, ch. 564, § 15; 2012, ch. 819, § 4.
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