Law Summary
Authority and Jurisdiction of the Assigned Judge
- The temporarily assigned judge has full authority to hear and determine the action.
- The judge’s authority is equivalent to that of a permanent judge of a legally established Court of First Instance in the relevant province.
- The judge can decide on all questions arising from the action.
- The assigned judge’s decisions are subject to the same rights of appeal as if the trial occurred in a permanent Court of First Instance.
Venue, Record, and Trial Procedures
- The action is initiated and recorded in the regular court of the assigned judge.
- Process for the case issues to the province where the action would be triable if a Court of First Instance existed there.
- The trial can be held either in the province concerned or at the assigned judge’s usual place of holding court.
- The President of the Supreme Court determines the location based on convenience to the trial judge and justice to the parties.
Documentation and Recording of Assignments
- Assignments and orders made by the Chief Justice are issued in writing.
- Such orders are recorded in the minutes of the Supreme Court.
- The orders are also entered into the records of the Court of First Instance of the judge assigned.
Effectivity of the Act
- The Act takes effect immediately upon its passage on October 10, 1900.