by Office of the Council of State of Thailand

“ When the position of presiding judge of a provincial court or presiding judge of a municipal court falls vacant, or when the holder of the said position becomes unable to carry out his official service, the most senior judge in such court shall act in such capacity. If the most senior person in the court is unable to carry out his official service, the judge next in line of seniority of that court shall act. In the event that there is no person to act in accordance with paragraph 2, the President of the Supreme Court of Justice may order a particular judge to act. ”

“ The Criminal Court, the Southern Bangkok Criminal Court, and the Thon Buri Criminal Court have the power to try all the criminal cases which are not under the power of the other courts of justice, as well as any of the other cases which a law provides to be under the power of a court of criminal jurisdiction, as the case may be. ”

“ Section 26 Subject to section 25, as for the trial and adjudication of cases of a court of first instance other than a municipal court or another court of justice for which its constituent act determines otherwise, there must be at least two judges, amongst whom there must be no more than one junior judge, [8.2] to constitute a quorum with the power to try and adjudicate all civil cases or criminal cases. ”