MS · rules
Miss. R. Civ. P. 63
JUDGE’S INABILITY TO PROCEED
(a) During Trial. If for any reason the judge before whom an action has been
commenced is unable to proceed with the trial, another judge regularly sitting in or assigned
under law to the court in which the action is pending may proceed with and finish the trial
upon certifying in the record that he has familiarized himself with the record of the trial; but
if such other judge is satisfied that he cannot adequately familiarize himself with the record,
he may in his discretion grant a new trial.
(b) After Verdict or Findings. If for any reason the judge before whom an action
has been tried is unable to perform the duties to be performed by the court after a verdict is
returned, or after the hearing of a nonjury action, then any other judge regularly sitting in or
assigned under law to the court in which the action was tried may perform those duties; but
if such other judge is satisfied that he cannot perform those duties, he may in his discretion
grant a new trial.
History
[Amended effective July 1, 2020.]
Provenance
- Source
- courts.ms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-25
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