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(B) When a judge of any district court of appeal is unable to perform the
duties of office, or when necessary for the prompt dispatch of the business of the
court, the chief judge shall advise the chief justice and the chief justice may assign
to the court any judge who is qualified to serve, for such time or such proceedings
as the chief justice may direct.
(C) When any circuit or county judge is unable to perform the duties of
office, or when necessary for the prompt dispatch of the business of the court, the
chief judge of the circuit may assign any judge in the circuit to temporary service for
which the judge is qualified, in accordance with rule 2.050. If the chief judge deems
it necessary, the chief judge may request the chief justice to assign a judge to the
court for such time or such proceedings as the chief justice may direct.
(b) Clerk.
(1) Appointment. The supreme court shall appoint a clerk who shall hold office at
the pleasure of the court and perform such duties as the court directs. The clerk's
compensation shall be fixed by law. The clerk's office shall be in the supreme court
building. The clerk shall devote full time to the duties of the office and shall not
engage in the practice of law while in office.
(2) Custody of Records, Files, and Seal. All court records and the seal of the court
shall be kept in the office and the custody of the clerk. The clerk shall not allow any
court record to be taken from the clerk's office or the courtroom, except by a
justice of the court or upon the order of the court.
(3) Records of Proceedings. The clerk shall keep such records as the court may
from time to time order or direct. The clerk shall keep a docket or equivalent
electronic record of all cases that are brought for review to, or that originate in, the
court. Each case shall be numbered in the order that the notice, petition, or other
initial pleading originating the cause is filed in the court.
(4) Filing Fee. In all cases filed in the court, the clerk shall require the payment of a
fee as provided by law when the notice, petition, or other initial pleading is filed.
The payment shall not be exacted in advance in appeals in which a party has been
adjudicated insolvent for the purpose of an appeal or in appeals in which the state is
the real party in interest as the moving party. The payment of the fee shall not be
required in habeas corpus proceedings, or appeals therefrom, arising out of or in
connection with criminal actions.
(5) Issuance of Mandate; Recordation and Notification. The clerk shall issue such
mandates or process as may be directed by the court. Upon the issuance of any
mandate, the clerk shall record the issuance in a book or equivalent electronic