Code of Maine Rules
90 - INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
351 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD
Chapter 13 - RULES OF APPELLATE DIVISION
Section 351-13-2 - Composition of Appellate Panels; Sessions

Current through 2024-13, March 27, 2024

1. Composition of Panels

A. Pursuant to 39-A M.R.S.A. §321-A, the Executive Director of the Workers' Compensation Board or, upon designation by the Executive Director, the clerk of the division, shall appoint a panel of at least three full-time Administrative Law Judges from those then serving as Administrative Law Judges of the Workers' Compensation Board. An Administrative Law Judge may not be a member of a panel that reviews that Administrative Law Judge's decision. An Administrative Law Judge may be a member of more than one panel at the Executive Director's discretion.

B. The Executive Director or, upon designation by the Executive Director, the clerk of the division, shall select a presiding judge for each panel.

C. The Executive Director may expand the panel if the Executive Director determines that the issue(s) presented on appeal warrant consideration by more than three Administrative Law Judges or by the division en banc.

2. Sessions

The Executive Director shall determine when and where the division holds sessions.

3. Notice

After an appeal is assigned to a panel and a session, the clerk of the division shall notify the parties of the composition of the panel and the date the session will occur.

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