Section 9002. Death, disability or incapacity of judge following verdict, report, decision, or determination of motion or special proceeding

The death, sickness, resignation, removal from or expiration of office
  or  other  disability  or  legal  incapacity  of  a  judge following his
  verdict, report, decision  or  determination  of  a  motion  or  special
  proceeding in any matter in a civil judicial proceeding shall not affect
  its   validity.   Unless   otherwise  provided  by  rule  of  the  chief
  administrator of the courts, any other judge of the same court  may,  on
  the  application  of  a  party,  give  effect  to  such verdict, report,
  decision or determination and make and  sign  an  appropriate  order  or
  judgment  based  thereon,  which shall have the same effect as if it had
  been  made  by  the  judge  upon  whose  verdict,  report,  decision  or
  determination it is based.