judicial panel on multidistrict litigation

Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. A panel of federal judges responsible for transferring civil actions having common questions of fact from one district court to another to consolidate pretrial proceedings. • The panel was created in 1968. The Chief Justice appoints its members. 28 USCA § 1407. — Abbr. JPML.

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