If, during the trial of any case, there happens a force majeure or other inevitable necessity which causes any of the judges that constitute the quorum for the trial of such case to be unable to hear the case any longer, this judge shall continue the hearing of the case in his place:
(1) for the Supreme Court of Justice is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court of Justice who has been authorised by the President of the Supreme Court of Justice;
(2) for the Court of Appeal or a Regional Court of Appeal is the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Regional Court of Appeal, or a Vice President of the Court of Appeal, Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal, or judge of the Court of Appeal or Regional Court of Appeal who has been authorised by the President of the Court of Appeal or President of the Regional Court of Appeal, as the case may be;
(3) for a court of first instance is the chief judge of the court of first instance, the Chief Judge of the Region, the presiding judge of the court, or a deputy chief judge of the court of first instance or court of first instance judge[28.1] of that court who has been authorised by the chief judge of the court of first instance, Chief Judge of the Region, presiding judge of the court, as the case may be.
The persons who act in the capacity of the positions under section 8, section 9, and section 13 shall have the power according to (1), (2), and (3) also.
If, during the adoption of a judgment for any case, there happens a force majeure or other inevitable necessity which causes any of the judges that constitute the quorum for the trial of such case to be unable to adopt the judgment for such case any longer, this judge shall have the power to affix his signature for the adoption of the judgment and, only for the Court of Appeal, Regional Courts of Appeal, and courts of first instance, shall also have the power to express dissenting opinions; prescribed that this shall be done after inspecting the file of that case:
(1) for the Supreme Court of Justice is the President of the Supreme Court of Justice or Vice President of the Supreme Court of Justice;
(2) for the Court of Appeal or a Regional Court of Appeal is the President of the Court of Appeal, President of the Regional Court of Appeal, Vice President of the Court of Appeal, or Vice President of the Regional Court of Appeal, as the case may be;
(3) for a court of first instance is the chief judge of the court of first instance, Chief Judge of the Region, deputy chief judge of the court of first instance, or presiding judge of the court, as the case may be.
The persons who act in the capacity of the positions under section 8, section 9, and section 13 shall have the power according to (1), (2), and (3) also.
