11th Cir. JCDR 18.3: Judicial Council Review Panel
Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Eleventh Circuit — Addenda to the Eleventh Circuit Rules
In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 352(d) and Rule 18(a), petitions for review of orders of the Chief Judge, filed under § 352(c) and Rule 18(a), will be referred to a panel of no fewer than five members of the Judicial Council, at least two of whom shall be district judges (the “Review Panel”). The Review Panel shall act on behalf of the Judicial Council in all matters pertaining to the consideration and determination of petitions for review as described in Rule 19.
The Chief Judge is authorized to appoint the members of the Review Panel, and the appointment of each member shall continue until the Chief Judge appoints a replacement member. If a judge appointed to the Review Panel takes senior status, retires, or dies, the Chief Judge shall appoint another circuit or district judge, as appropriate, to the Review Panel. When a member of the Review Panel is disqualified or otherwise unable to participate in a particular matter, a replacement judge will be selected from the applicable replacement log.