Assignment of Cases; Duty Judge

(a) Assigned Judge. Each case will be assigned to a Judge. All matters pertaining to a case will be heard by the Judge to whom it has been assigned, unless otherwise ordered. (b) Duty Judge.

Each week on a rotating basis, one judge will be designated as "Duty Judge." The Duty Judge may perform the following functions, among others: (1) Act upon any motion for a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order or other relief in a case which has not yet been assigned to a Judge; (2) Act in lieu of the Judge to whom a case is assigned, whenever the assigned Judge is absent from the courthouse and cannot feasibly return prior to the expiration of the time within which judicial action is required; (3) Admit attorneys to the Bar of this Court.