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administrative law judge n. a professional hearing officer who works for the government to preside over hearings and appeals involving governmental agencies. They are generally experienced in the particular subject matter of the agency involved or of several agencies. Formerly called "hearing officers," they discovered that there was more prestige and higher pay in being called "judge." |
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Administrative law judges conduct hearings off-site and do not allow questioning by ethics commissioners. Sheppard said administrative law judges would be ill-equipped to hear abortion cases because they're usually dealing with technical issues involving permits and licensing disputes, and have no training or experience dealing with issues of sexual abuse, domestic violence or family services. F8--Workload of SSA's Administrative Law Judges (ALJs), fiscal years 2003-2005 Item 2003 2004 2005 (a) Number of ALJs 975 944 986 Average monthly hearing dispositions 49 50 51 per ALJ Average hearings pending per ALJ 581 607 628 SOURCES: Social Security Administration, Office of Disability Adjudication and Review. |
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