As amended through November 4, 2024
Section 4 - Procedure on Appeal4.01. References to Electronic Recordings. The provisions of Rule 27, Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, shall apply except that reference to a volume of the trial record which is an electronic recording shall be to volume number, month, day, year, hour, minute and second at which the reference begins as recorded on the recording. (For example: "Vol. 2, 10/27/92; 02:24:05p".). If the recording covers only a single day, the month, day and year may be omitted.4.02. Optional Appendix to Briefs. Rule 28, Tennessee Rules of Appellate Procedure, allowing the optional filing of an appendix to a party's appellate brief. Thus, in any case in which the trial court proceeding was electronically recorded pursuant to this Rule 26, a party may include in an appendix a transcription of the evidence or any portion thereof. There shall appear, however, at the beginning of each segment of evidence so transcribed, and at intervals of not greater than ten minutes of court time, a cross-reference to the electronic recording which corresponds to that point of the transcription. (See the example set out in Section 4.01 for the format of such cross-references.)4.03. Transcription for Appellate Court. The appellate court, in its discretion, may order the preparation of a transcript of all or any portion of the electronic recording. The transcript shall be prepared and filed with the clerk of the trial court within thirty days from the date it is ordered and shall be approved in accordance with Tenn. R. App. P. 24(f). Within fifteen days after approval, the clerk of the trial court shall prepare and transmit a supplemental record containing the transcript to the clerk of the appellate court. The appellate court, in its discretion, also may order the preparation of supplemental briefs containing references to the transcript pursuant to Tenn. R. App. P. 27(g). The costs of the transcript and the supplemental record shall be taxed by the appellate court in accordance with Tenn. R. App. P. 40.