RULE 9
                  ASSOCIATE CHIEF JUSTICE

    The position of Associate Chief Justice shall be held by
the senior Justice of the court, other than the Chief
Justice.  In the event the senior Justice declines to serve
in that position, the next most senior Justice shall be
designated as Associate Chief Justice.  The Associate Chief
Justice shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of
the Chief Justice during the absence or inability of the
Chief Justice to act.