The phrase "appointed substitute" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is designated to take the place of another person, often in formal or official situations.
Example: "The board has approved John as the appointed substitute for the committee meeting in Sarah's absence."
Alternatives: "designated replacement" or "official substitute".
At eighteen, he was appointed substitute organist at the Vatican, and three years later, in 1907, was offered the job in N.Y.
Legally appointed substitute decision maker.
Advance care directives can include one or both of: Legally appointed substitute decision maker.
For a time he was also the appointed substitute for "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," MSNBC's highest-rated show.
At a court meeting on Feb. 4, Chief Justice Brock announced that he had appointed two substitutes, including retired Judge George Pappagianis of Superior Court.
In "The Paradise," at 9 on Channels 13 and 49, the rivalry between Denise (Joanna Vanderham) and Clara (Sonya Cassidy) intensifies when Miss Audrey Sarah Lancashiree) falls ill, and Moray (Emun Elliott) must appoint a substitute.
In The Greek Myths (1955), Robert Graves views Oenopion as his perennial Year-King, at the stage where the king pretends to die at the end of his term and appoints a substitute, in this case Orion, who actually dies in his place.
Patients are supported to formally appoint a substitute decision maker, and document their wishes in an advance care directive if they wish.
Of 112 patients offered ACP, 109 (97%) had at least one discussion, 61 (54%) completed advance care directives (either appointing a substitute decision maker, documenting wishes or doing both) and a further 13 patients (12%) chose to document their wishes informally (table 3).
Each department has a governor and a substitute governor, appointed by executive power; and each municipality has a popularly elected municipal council composed of a mayor, a secretary, and aldermen, the number of whom is in proportion to the population.
If a Justice died or retired before his or her eighteen years were up, a substitute would be appointed via the usual process — Presidential nomination, Senate confirmation — to serve out the remainder.
