(a) A Judge or Justice shall discharge, during the period of his or her designation and assignment, all judicial duties for which he or she is designated and assigned. He or she may be required to perform any duty which might be required of the court to which he or she is designated and assigned.
(b) Such Judge or Justice shall have all the powers of a Judge of the court to which he or she is designated and assigned, except the power to appoint any person to any position or to designate permanently a depository of funds or a newspaper for publication of legal notices.

(c) A Judge or Justice who has sat by designation and assignment in any court may, notwithstanding the expiration of the period of his or her designation and assignment, decide or join in the decision and final disposition of all matters submitted to him or her during such period and in the consideration and disposition of application for re-hearing or further proceedings in such matters.

1985 SOURCE: § 81.6 CCP added by P.L. 12-198.

1985 COMMENT: A change from former law would permit a retired judge to be assigned to hear felonies. There is no reason to limit a retired judge, who may be well- qualified to hear felonies. If any question as to qualification arises, such as with a judge not a lawyer, he need not be assigned to the case. In any event, there is no need to place such a restriction in law.