13th Judicial Circuit - Local Rule 6.6

6. Assignment of Judges, Cases and Transfer of Cases

6.6 Absence of Judge

In the absence of the circuit judge of any division on account of sickness or otherwise, any other circuit judge may sit as the judge of the division in which the judge is absent and perform all the duties of said absent judge. Likewise, in the absence of the associate circuit judge of any division on account of sickness or otherwise, any other associate circuit judge or circuit judge may sit as the judge of the division in which the judge is absent and perform all the duties of said absent judge.