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Unlike the geographic divisions of most American states, the term West Tennessee has a legal as well as a socio-economic meaning.
West Tennessee, East Tennessee, and Middle Tennessee are Tennessee's three Grand Divisions.
According to the State Constitution, no more than two of Tennessee Supreme Court's five Justices can be residents of any one Grand Division and the Supreme Court rotates meeting in courthouses in each of the three divisions.
The Supreme Court building for West Tennessee is in Jackson, Tennessee.
Similar rules apply to certain other State Commissions and Boards, as well, to prevent them from showing any geographical biases.
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