Position Overview: The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation was created by Congress in 1968. The statute provides that the Panel shall consist of seven Article III judges appointed by the Chief Justice, each of whom must reside in a different Circuit. The statute gives the Panel the authority to Acentralize@ related actions pending in different districts by ordering the transfer of all such actions into a single district for pretrial management.

Duties

The Panel Executive manages the operations of the Panel and reports to the Chairman of the Panel. Representative Duties: The Panel Executive's duties include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the chief executive officer of the Panel; Serves as the chief legal and executive management counsel to the Chairman of the Panel and the other Panel judges; Manages and oversees the day-to-day operation of the five staff attorneys and approximately eighteen clerk's office personnel; Oversees the budget formulation and execution, human resources, information technology, procurement, and finance programs of the Panel; Supervises the Clerk of the Panel, who has delegated authority for managing the programmatic areas and who supervises the operations of the Clerk's office; Oversees the execution of the decisions and policies of the Chairman of the Panel and the other Panel judges; Formulates Panel policies within the framework of broader Panel decisions, precedent, statutes, and rules; Supervises the Panel staff's nationwide interaction with the judiciary, the bar, and the general public; Supervises research concerning the effectiveness of the Panel procedures, the practices of its transferee judges, and the administration of MDL cases; and Performs such other functions and duties as may be assigned by the Chairperson of the Panel.

Requirements

Qualifications

Experience - A minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible administrative experience in public service or business which provides a thorough understanding of organizations, procedural and human aspects in managing an organization. At least three of the 10 years' experience must have been in a position of substantial management responsibility. An attorney who is in the active practice of law in either the public or private sector may substitute said active practice on a year-for-year basis for the management or administrative experience requirement.

Education

Applicants must hold a J.D. degree and be a member of the bar of a state, territorial or federal court of general jurisdiction. You must have legal work experience which is defined as progressively responsible experience in the practice of law, in legal research, legal administration, or equivalent experience received after graduation from law school.

Contacts

• Address US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation One Columbus Circle, NE Room G-255 North Lobby Washington, DC 20544-0005 US
• Name: Glenda Magruder
• Phone: 202-502-2800
• Email: [email protected]