81 - Associate justice of appellate division to preside in absence of presiding justice.

§ 81. Associate justice of appellate division to preside in absence of  presiding  justice.  If  the  presiding  justice  is  not present at the  sitting of the appellate division, the associate  justice  presiding  in  the  department  having  served the longest time as such, or, if two are  present who have served the same length of time, the elder of them  must  act as presiding justice until a presiding justice attends.