The expression originated in England but seems largely to have fallen into disuse there, and instead the technical term "divisional court" is used when referring to a multi-judge panel in the High Court of England and Wales.
However, the term is still used in Scotland, such as in the Court of Criminal Appeal, and in many other Commonwealth jurisdictions, such as Australia,[a] New Zealand,[b] South Africa, India, Pakistan, etc.
An example of an exception, where the participation of all the appointed judges is the usual composition for main hearings, is the High Court of Australia.
However, the greater number of judges involved, and the fact that it is an appeal, may make it almost as persuasive, in practice, as a judgment of the same number of judges in a higher court.
However, they are still sometimes found in cases of great significance for which there is no possibility or likelihood of a further appeal.