I.O.P. 3.1: Composition of Panel
Local Appellate Rules and Internal Operating Procedures of the Third Circuit — I.O.P. Chapter 3. Composition of Panels and Order of Precedence
Unless there is a judicial emergency, each panel includes either two active judges of this court or one active judge and one senior judge of this court. Composition of a panel is determined at the time cases are assigned to a panel. If an active judge assumes senior status after cases have been assigned to a panel, the panel need not be reconstituted.