If no judge attends on the day appointed for the holding or sitting of a court, or on the day to which it may have been adjourned, within one hour after the time appointed, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the next day, at 10 o’clock a.m., and if no judge attend on that day, before noon, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk shall adjourn the same until the following day at the same hour; and so on, from day to day unless the judge, by written order, directs it to be adjourned to some day certain, fixed in said order, in which case it shall
be so adjourned.
General Provisions Respecting Courts of JusticeProceedings in Case of Absence of Judge
Section § 139
If a judge doesn't show up for court within an hour of the scheduled time, the sheriff, marshal, or clerk needs to reschedule it to 10 a.m. the next day. If on this next day the judge is still absent by noon, they should continue to reschedule it day by day. However, if the judge sends a written order for a specific future date, the court should follow that schedule instead.
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