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To clarify: You can't sue a magistrate for issuing a warrant, but you can sue the state for damages incurred as a result of a falsely issued warrant; the magistrate is acting as an agent for the state, and so ultimate responsibility rests with them.
You're going to have an almost impossible time suing the magistrate. First off, cases like this are not the sort of thing that Tennessee has abrogated sovereign immunity over. Second, there doesn't even seem to be a shred of indication of any malfeasance on the magistrates part and certainly not to the extent to prevail in a court case.
However, if the warrant was issued on the strength of your husband's false statement, you may not be able to win a case against the state because they had evidence in the form of your husband's word which they reasonably believed was truthful. In that case, you can definitely sue your husband.
Absolutely.

Further, what damages do you think you have? Being pissed off is not actionable.