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Federal administrative law judges
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An administrative law judge is an official who presides at an administrative hearing, conducted like a trial, to resolve a disputed issue between a government agency and a person(s) impacted by a decision of that federal agency. These judges are empowered to administer oaths, rule on questions of evidence and make determinations on issues of fact and law.[1]
Administrative law judges are employed by the following federal agencies:
- Coast Guard
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Labor
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal Labor Relations Authority
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Federal Trade Commission
- Food and Drug Administration
- Merit Systems Protection Board
- National Labor Relations Board
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
- United States Postal Service
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- Small Business Administration
- Social Security Administration[2]
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