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                         RULE 6.11
                     JUDGE--DISABILITY

    (a) Disability of Judge During Jury Trial. If, before the judge submits
the cause to the jury, he or she is unable to continue with the trial, any
other judge assigned to or regularly sitting in the court, upon becoming
familiar with the record of the trial, may proceed with the trial. Upon
defendant's objection to the replacement, a mistrial shall be granted. If,
after the judge submits the case to the jury, he or she is unable to
continue, the case shall proceed before another judge.
    (b) Disability of Judge During Nonjury Trial. If a judge before whom
trial without jury has commenced is unable to proceed with the trial, a
mistrial shall be granted.
	

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