Tenn. Code § 40-1-108 : — CRIMINAL PROCEDUREJURISDICTION AND VENUE —1-108 - Original jurisdiction of circuit and criminal courts TEXT PDF The circuit and criminal courts have original jurisdiction of all criminal matters not exclusively conferred by law on some other tribunal. T.C.A. § 40-1-108 Code 1858, § 4967; Shan., § 6928; Code 1932, § 11467; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 40-116.