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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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Judiciary Law - JUD § 81. Associate justice of appellate division to preside in absence of presiding justice - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/judiciary-law/jud-sect-81/
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