Maryland Rules of Civil Procedure|Rule 2-536 - Disability of Judge

                                                
If, by reason of termination of office, absence, death, sickness, or other inability to act, a judge is unable to perform an act or duty in an action, any other judge authorized to act in that court may perform the act or duty if satisfied that he or she can properly do so. Otherwise, the other judge shall grant a new trial or such other relief as justice requires.
Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-536
 This Rule is derived from former Rule 528.
Adopted April 6, 1984, eff. July 1, 1984.