(A) There may be appointed for each Judge of the Court an Alternate Judge possessed of the same qualifications required of the Judge in this chapter. His or her appointment may be for the same term and made in the same manner as the Judge.
(B) He or she shall sit as Acting Judge of the Court in any case if the Judge is:
(1) Absent from the Court;
(2) Unable to act as Judge; or
(3) Disqualified from acting as Judge in the case.
(Prior Code, § 6-106)