Chancery Court
1 North Washington
Brownsville, TN 38012
Telephone #731-772-0122
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

Chancery Court is a court of equity. Jurisdiction includes divorce cases, contract adoptions and claims of minors. The Chancery Court office handles child support modifications, as well as delinquent property taxes.

Probate Court – Chancery Court has exclusive jurisdiction to probate wills and administer estates, unless provided otherwise by private act. The Clerk and Master exercises probate jurisdiction, unless otherwise provided.

Local Rules of Court – www.tsc.state.tn.us

Records in the Chancery Court Office date back to the early 1800s. Some of the early 1800 records have been converted to microfilm and it is stored and available at the Elma Ross Public Library, 1011 East Main Street, Brownsville, TN 38012. Telephone: 731-772-9534.

Haywood County Chancery Court records, except sealed records, may be viewed on site.

Please call the Haywood County Chancery Court for information regarding filing cases, filing fees and any other questions you might have or refer to tn38ch001@smtpaoc.tsc.state.tn.us.

George R. Ellis
204 N. Court
Trenton, TN 38382
731-855-7668

George Robert Ellis received his bachelor of science degree from the Univeristy of Tennessee at Knoxville and his Juris Doctorate Degree from the Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law at the University of Memphis. Chancellor Ellis is the judge of the Chancery Court of the Twenty-Eighth Judicial District of Tennessee which encompasses Gibson, Crockett, and Haywood counties. A native of Gibson County, he served as City Judge of Dyer and General Sessions Judge of Gibson County prior to becoming Chancellor. He is a veteran having served in the United States Navy as a Lieutenant Junior Grade.

Chancery Court Clerk & Master Judy Q. Hardister

Deputies Felicia Gray and Bonnie Gordon