17.1-110 - Their appointment and powers.
§ 17.1-110. Their appointment and powers.
When all the parties to any cause pending in a circuit court, or theirattorneys of record, shall enter into a written stipulation appointing ajudge pro tempore for the trial of the cause and approved by a judge of saidcourt in his discretion, and the person appointed shall take and subscribe anoath faithfully to try and determine the issues joined between the parties,the clerk of the court in which such action or suit is pending shall recordthe stipulation and oath. The person appointed shall be vested with the samepower and authority and shall be charged with the same duties as to the causein and as to which he is appointed as though he were the regularly electedand qualified judge of such court. However, the parties may, by the terms oftheir stipulation, limit the power of the judge pro tempore to the trial anddetermination of any specified issue or issues, either of law or fact and insuch cases the oath of the person appointed shall correspond to the terms ofthe stipulation.
The provisions of this section and § 17.1-109 shall be in addition to theprovisions of § 17.1-105.
(Code 1919, § 5900, § 17-9; 1977, c. 237; 1996, c. 616; 1998, c. 872.)