{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-154","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 19.2-154","heading":"Death or disability of judge during trial; how another judge procured to continue with trial","body":"If by reason of death, sickness or other disability the judge who presided at a criminal jury trial is unable to proceed with and finish the trial, another judge of that court or a judge designated by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court or by a justice designated by him for that purpose, may proceed with and finish the trial or, in his discretion, may grant and preside at a new trial. If by reason of such disability, the judge who presided at any trial is unable to perform the duties to be performed by the court after a finding of guilty by the jury or the court, another judge of that court, or a judge designated as provided in the preceding sentence, may perform those duties or, in his discretion, may grant and preside at a new trial. Before proceeding with the trial or performing such duties, such judge shall certify that he has familiarized himself with the record of the trial.1975, c. 495.","path":["Title 19.2. CRIMINAL PROCEDURE","Chapter 10. DISABILITY OF JUDGE OR ATTORNEY FOR COMMONWEALTH; COURT- APPOINTED COUNSEL; INTERPRETERS; TRANSCRIPTS","Article 1. DISABILITY OF JUDGE"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/19.2-154/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:39Z","sha256":"39102647ed68f3020e310bbddc0f8f7ded80518cc30da25889b4e465d99aad37","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-153","next":"us-va/va.-code-19.2-155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}