PROCEDURE FOLLOWING FILING OF MOTION; RECUSAL OR DISQUALIFICATION WITHOUT MOTION

(a) Before further proceedings in a case in which a motion for the recusal or disqualification of a municipal judge has been filed, the judge shall: (1) recuse or disqualify himself or herself; or (2) request the regional presiding judge to assign a judge to hear the motion. (b) A municipal judge who with or without a motion recuses or disqualifies himself or herself: (1) shall enter an order of recusal or disqualification and: (A) if the municipal judge is not the presiding judge, request the presiding judge to assign any other judge of the municipal court, including the presiding judge, to hear the case; (B) if the municipal judge is the presiding judge, request the regional presiding judge to assign another judge of the municipal court to hear the case; or (C) if the municipal judge serves in a municipality with only one municipal judge, request the regional presiding judge to assign a judge of another municipal court in the county to hear the case; and (2) may not take other action in the case, except that a judge who recuses himself or herself for good cause may take other action as stated in the order in which the action is taken. (c) A municipal judge who does not recuse or disqualify himself or herself: (1) shall forward, in original form or certified copy, an order of referral, the motion, and all opposing and concurring statements to the regional presiding judge; and (2) may not take other action in the case during the time after the filing of the motion for recusal or disqualification and before a hearing on the motion, except for good cause stated in the order in which the action is taken.