§ 17-2-121. Retired or Former Judges in Certain Civil Cases — Courtrooms — Process — Manner of Trial
If the trial of a civil case is expected to be complex, lengthy or the litigants, for any reason, desire the matter to be disposed of in an expeditious manner, the litigants may, upon joint motion of all parties to the action and with the consent of the appropriate judge, agree to employ a retired […]
§ 17-2-104. Sickness of Judges of Supreme Court
In case of the sickness of any one (1) or more of the judges of the supreme court, the governor shall have the power to commission persons learned in law to fill the vacancy during the illness of the judge or judges.
§ 17-2-105. Special Judges for Appellate Courts
In case of the incompetency, sickness or other disability of any judge of the court of appeals or court of criminal appeals, the governor shall have the power to commission a person to fill the vacancy during the incompetency, sickness or other disability of the judge, and the person so appointed shall be paid the […]
§ 17-2-106. Compensation of Special Supreme Court Judge
Special judges of the supreme court shall in all cases be paid the same salary for the time served and receive the same expense allowance as are allowed the regular judges. Code 1858, § 3930 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, § 2); Acts 1895, ch. 76, § 7; Shan., § 5729; mod. Code 1932, § […]
§ 17-2-107. General Sessions Judges
The provisions of this chapter in relation to the incompetency of judges and chancellors, and to the disposition of causes in which they are incompetent, shall equally apply to judges of the courts of general sessions, and the judges may interchange with each other when necessary for the dispatch of business. Code 1858, § 3925; […]
§ 17-2-109. Special Judge by Judicial Appointments
Whenever litigation in any chancery, circuit, criminal, general sessions, juvenile, probate or appellate court of this state becomes congested or delay in the disposition of litigation becomes imminent for any reason, the chief justice of the supreme court shall assign a retired or regular chancellor or judge to assist in the removal of the congestion […]
§ 17-2-110. Special Judge Assigned by Chief Justice Upon Certification
When any chancellor or circuit, criminal or appellate judge is, for any reason, unable to try the docket in any court of the chancellor’s or judge’s division or circuit, the chancellor or judge shall certify to the chief justice of the supreme court the fact of the inability, with a request that the chief justice […]
§ 17-2-101. Grounds of Incompetency
No judge or chancellor shall be competent, except by consent of all parties, to sit in the following cases: Where the judge or chancellor is interested in the event of any cause; Where the judge or chancellor is connected with either party, by affinity or consanguinity, within the sixth degree, computing by the civil law; […]
§ 17-2-102. Incompetency of Supreme Court Judges
The judges of the supreme court, within the first week of each term, or as soon thereafter as the fact comes to their knowledge, shall certify to the governor all cases upon the docket in which any of them are incompetent to sit, upon the receipt of which certificate the governor shall appoint and commission […]
§ 17-2-103. Powers of Special Supreme Court Judges
The special judges commissioned pursuant to § 17-2-102 shall hear and determine the causes in the commission set forth, and all such other causes during the same term, and shall have the same power and authority in those causes as the regular judges of the court. Code 1858, § 3920 (deriv. Acts 1835-1836, ch. 68, […]