Whenever the judge or the district attorney of the court shall be unable to attend such court, he shall notify the Chief Justice, and the Chief Justice shall designate some other judge or district attorney, as the case may be, not then engaged elsewhere to attend and hold said court or discharge the duties of district attorney or judge, as the case may be.
Ala. Code § 12-2-35
Notification of Chief Justice by Judge or District Attorney Unable to Attend Court; Designation of Judge or District Attorney to Attend and Hold Court.
(Acts 1915, No. 521, p. 592; Code 1923, §10297; Code 1940, T. 13, §40.)
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