Rule 1.20 - SELECTION OF A CHIEF JUDGE(a) A majority of the Circuit Judges shall select, by secret ballot, one of their number to serve as Chief Judge for a three-year term commencing the first Monday in December of 1996 and shall select a Chief Judge in like manner every three years thereafter. The election shall be held in September of each election year on a date established by the Chief Judge with at least fifteen (15) days written notice.(b) A Circuit Judge elected to the office of Chief Judge may not serve more than one consecutive three-year term and no Circuit Judge who was elected Chief Judge to fill a vacancy the term of which will not expire for 24 months or more shall be elected to a succeeding three-year term.(c)Acting Chief Judge. The Chief Judge shall appoint one of the Circuit Judges to act as Chief Judge in the Chief Judge's absence, who shall have the same powers and duties as Chief Judge. In the event the Acting Chief Judge is also unavailable, the most senior Circuit Judge on the premises shall act as Chief Judge.(d)Vacancy. Whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chief Judge, any two Circuit Judges may call a meeting of the Circuit Judges on seven (7) days' notice to select a Circuit Judge to fill such vacancy in the same manner as in (a).Ill. R. Cir. Ct. Dupage Cnty. 1.20