Justice KITTREDGE.
This is an appeal from a judgment in a mortgage foreclosure proceeding. The question before the Court is whether the failure of the judge to attend the final court hearing, violated Appellants' constitutional guarantee to procedural due process. We answer in the affirmative and hold that an attempt to conduct a hearing without a judge violates due process and is a nullity. We vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand for a hearing.
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