17.1-521 - Who to hold special term; powers. - Virginia Statutes

§ 17.1-521. Who to hold special term; powers.

Every such special term may be held by the judge of the circuit court or, ifhe is dead or absent or is so situated in respect to any cause pending in thecourt as in his opinion to make it improper for him to try it, by such othercircuit or city judge as may be selected or designated in the mannerprescribed by law. The judge so selected or designated shall hold the specialterm and part of its session may be held by one judge and part of it byanother. A judge selected or designated to hold a special term shall have allthe powers and is authorized to discharge all the duties of the judge of suchcircuit court.

(Code 1919, § 5896, § 17-132; 1998, c. 872.)