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The person appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority and shall be charged with the same duties as to the cause in and as to which he is appointed as though he were the regularly elected and qualified judge of such court. However, the parties may, by the terms of their stipulation, limit the power of the judge pro tempore to the trial and determination of any specified issue or issues, either of law or fact and in such cases the oath of the person appointed shall correspond to the terms of the stipulation.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section and \u00a7 17.1-109 shall be in addition to the provisions of \u00a7 17.1-105.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":256856,"text":"When all the parties to any cause pending in a circuit court, or their attorneys of record, shall enter into a written stipulation appointing a judge pro tempore for the trial of the cause and approved by a judge of said court in his discretion, and the person appointed shall take and subscribe an oath 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 record the stipulation and oath. The person appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority and shall be charged with the same duties as to the cause in and as to which he is appointed as though he were the regularly elected and qualified judge of such court. 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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1977, chapter 237; in 1996, chapter 616<\/a>; in 1998, chapter 872<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":59242,"section_number":"17.1-105","catch_line":"Designation of judges to hold courts and assist other judges","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-105\/"},{"id":83943,"section_number":"17.1-109","catch_line":"Judges pro tempore","order_by":null,"url":"\/17.1-109\/"}],"permalink":{"id":162843,"object_type":"law","relational_id":71265,"identifier":"17.1-110","token":"17.1\/1\/17.1-110","url":"\/17.1-110\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/17.1-110\/","token":"17.1\/1\/17.1-110","dublin_core":{"Title":"Their appointment and powers","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 17.1-110","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

When all the parties to any cause pending in a circuit<\/span> court<\/span>, or their attorneys of record, shall enter into a written stipulation<\/span> appointing a judge<\/span> pro tempore for the trial<\/span> of the cause and approved by a judge<\/span> of said court<\/span> in his discretion, and the person appointed shall take and subscribe an oath<\/span> faithfully to try and determine the issues<\/span> joined between the parties, the clerk of the court<\/span> in which such action or suit is pending shall record the stipulation<\/span> and oath<\/span>. The person appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority and shall be charged with the same duties as to the cause in and as to which he is appointed as though he were the regularly elected and qualified judge<\/span> of such court<\/span>. However, the parties may, by the terms of their stipulation<\/span>, limit the power of the judge<\/span> pro tempore to the trial<\/span> and determination of any specified issue<\/span> or issues<\/span>, either of law<\/span> or fact<\/span> and in such cases the oath<\/span> of the person appointed shall correspond to the terms of the stipulation<\/span>.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section and \u00a7 17.1-109<\/a> shall be in addition to the provisions of \u00a7 17.1-105<\/a>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTHEIR APPOINTMENT AND POWERS (\u00a7 17.1-110)\n\nWhen all the parties to any cause pending in a circuit court, or their attorneys\nof record, shall enter into a written stipulation appointing a judge pro tempore\nfor the trial of the cause and approved by a judge of said court in his\ndiscretion, and the person appointed shall take and subscribe an oath faithfully\nto try and determine the issues joined between the parties, the clerk of the\ncourt in which such action or suit is pending shall record the stipulation and\noath. The person appointed shall be vested with the same power and authority and\nshall be charged with the same duties as to the cause in and as to which he is\nappointed as though he were the regularly elected and qualified judge of such\ncourt. However, the parties may, by the terms of their stipulation, limit the\npower of the judge pro tempore to the trial and determination of any specified\nissue or issues, either of law or fact and in such cases the oath of the person\nappointed shall correspond to the terms of the stipulation.\n\t\tThe provisions of this section and \u00a7 17.1-109 shall be in addition to the\nprovisions of \u00a7 17.1-105.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1919, \u00a7 5900, \u00a7 17-9; 1977, c. 237; 1996, c. 616; 1998, c. 872.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}