The judge who is designated as "Emergency Judge" shall have the following duties:
(1) Acting in lieu of the judge to whom a case is assigned, whenever the assigned
judge is absent from the Court House and cannot feasibly return prior to the
expiration of the time within which judicial action is required.
A. Orders entered by the Emergency Judge may be modified,
prospectively, by the assigned judge upon the assigned judge’s return.
B. Where the Emergency Judge is required to hold an extensive hearing
or otherwise perform a substantial amount of work, the Chief Judge
may, at the Emergency Judge’s request, assign the case to the
Emergency Judge for all purposes, and permit him or her to transfer an
equivalent case to the judge originally assigned.
(2) Ceremonial Functions.
