§ 7254.
(b)
The Court may hear cases by judges sitting alone or in panels, as determined pursuant to procedures established by the Court. Any such panel shall have not less than three judges. The Court shall establish procedures for the assignment of the judges of the Court to such panels and for the designation of the chief of each such panel.
(Added [Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a)], Nov. 18, 1988, [102 Stat. 4114], § 4054; amended [Pub. L. 101–94, title IV, § 402], Aug. 16, 1989, [103 Stat. 628]; [Pub. L. 101–237, title VI, § 602(b)], Dec. 18, 1989, [103 Stat. 2095]; renumbered § 7254, [Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)], May 7, 1991, [105 Stat. 238]; [Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(e)(4)], June 13, 1991, [105 Stat. 287]; [Pub. L. 102–82, § 8(3)], Aug. 6, 1991, [105 Stat. 377]; [Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1)], Nov. 11, 1998, [112 Stat. 3341]; [Pub. L. 106–117, title X, § 1034], Nov. 30, 1999, [113 Stat. 1595].)