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Code · U.S. Code · Title 38 - VETERANS’ BENEFITS · CHAPTER 72— UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR VETERANS CLAIMS · SUBCHAPTER I— ORGANIZATION AND JURISDICTION · § 7254

§ 7254. Organization

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(a)The Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims shall have a seal which shall be judicially noticed.
(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.
(1)A majority of the judges of the Court shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the Court. A vacancy in the Court shall not impair the powers or affect the duties of the Court or of the remaining judges of the Court.
(2)A majority of the judges of a panel of the Court shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the panel. A vacancy in a panel of the Court shall not impair the powers or affect the duties of the panel or of the remaining judges of the panel.
(d)Precedence of Judges.— The chief judge of the Court shall have precedence and preside at any session that the chief judge attends. The other judges shall have precedence and preside according to the seniority of their original commissions. Judges whose commissions bear the same date shall have precedence according to seniority in age.
(e)Judges of the Court shall have the authority to administer oaths.
(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.)
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  • Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a)
  • 102 Stat. 4114
  • Pub. L. 101–94, title IV, § 402
  • 103 Stat. 628
  • Pub. L. 101–237, title VI, § 602(b)
  • 103 Stat. 2095
  • Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1)
  • 105 Stat. 238
  • Pub. L. 102–54, § 14(e)(4)
  • 105 Stat. 287
  • Pub. L. 102–82, § 8(3)
  • 105 Stat. 377
  • Pub. L. 105–368, title V, § 512(a)(1)
  • 112 Stat. 3341
  • Pub. L. 106–117, title X, § 1034
  • 113 Stat. 1595
  • Pub. L. 106–117
  • Pub. L. 105–368
  • Pub. L. 102–40
  • section 4054 of this title
  • Pub. L. 102–54
  • Pub. L. 102–82
  • Pub. L. 101–237
  • Pub. L. 101–94
  • section 1036 of Pub. L. 106–117
  • section 513 of Pub. L. 105–368
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§ 7254
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title III, § 301(a)
Stat.102 Stat. 4114
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–94, title IV, § 402
Stat.103 Stat. 628
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–237, title VI, § 602(b)
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