1. In a county having only one district associate judge, the county magistrate appointing commission, by majority vote, may authorize that an alternate district associate judge be appointed.
2. A person whose appointment is authorized under this section shall be designated as an alternate and is subject to this section.
3. An alternate district associate judge shall serve initial and regular terms and shall stand for retention in office in the same manner as regular district associate judges. However, a vacancy in the office of alternate district associate judge shall not be filled unless the conditions of subsection 1 are satisfied after the vacancy occurs.
4. The chief judge of the judicial district may order that the alternate temporarily sit in place of the regular district associate judge while the latter is unable to act. The words "unable to act" mean a temporary absence from court duties, including a reasonable vacation period.
5. The appointment of an alternate district associate judge does not affect the rights, duties, or remuneration of the regularly appointed district associate judge, and the appointment of an alternate does not affect the number or apportionment of district associate judges authorized by this part.
83 Acts, ch 186, § 7303, 10201
Referred to in § 602.1501, 602.1604, 602.1611, 602.6301, 602.6304
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