Rule 26.5 - Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals(a) The chief justice shall designate one judge of the court of appeals to be the chief judge of that court. A judge designated chief judge shall hold office as such for a term of two years, or until he or she ceases to be a judge of the court of appeals, whichever is shorter. A chief judge shall be eligible to serve successive terms in that office.(b) The chief judge, in addition to his or her regular judicial duties, shall perform such other duties as the chief justice and the court of appeals may direct.(c) If the chief judge is unable to perform his or her duties, the judge of the court who has served as such for the longest time, among those who are available, shall be acting chief judge unless the chief justice orders otherwise.Adopted by SCO 446 effective 9/1/1980, nunc pro tunc