70. Judges Sitting En Banc.

• Library: South Carolina Rules Annotated (SCBar) (2020 Ed.)

70. JUDGES SITTING EN BANC.

A. Grounds for Consideration En Banc. A majority of the administrative law judges may order that a matter of law be considered by all the judges sitting en banc where (1) consideration by all the judges is necessary to serve or maintain uniformity of its decisions, or

(2) when the proceeding involves a question of exceptional importance and public concern.

B. Quorum and Presiding Judge. When the administrative law judges sit en banc, a majority of the judges constitutes a quorum. A concurrence of a majority of the judges sitting is necessary for a decision. The Chief Administrative Law Judge shall preside at all en banc proceedings and in his absence, the administrative law judge next senior in service and who is present shall preside.

C. Petition for Consideration En Banc. No later than forty-five (45) days after the assignment of a case by the Chief...