Section 3-5-122 - Judge pro tempore or special master in criminal cases - appointment(1) One or more judges of a judicial district may designate a judge pro tempore or a special master in a criminal case to hear and determine any preliminary, nondispositive matter pending in a criminal case before the court if the district court judge or judges find that the appointment serves justice.(2) Any of the following individuals may act as a special master in a criminal case: (a) a justice of the peace or a city judge;(b) a retired district court judge;(c) a retired supreme court justice; or(d) a member of the state bar.En. Sec. 2, Ch. 394, L. 1995.