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Florida Administrative Commission appoints new chief administrative law judge (2020)

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On December 15, the Florida Administrative Commission, composed of the governor and cabinet, appointed Pete Antonacci to serve as chief administrative law judge (ALJ) of the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings (DOAH).[1]
As chief administrative law judge, Antonacci will manage 31 administrative law judges within the DOAH as they oversee challenges to state agency rules.
State ALJ operations vary by state. While some states mirror the federal ALJ structure by allowing state agencies to maintain a roster of state ALJs, 28 states, including Florida, operate a central panel of ALJs who are assigned to agencies as needed.
See also
- Procedural rights: States that establish training requirements or professional qualifications for ALJs, hearing officers, or other agency officials who preside over adjudications
- Executive control of agencies: State hiring or appointment of administrative law judges
- Administrative law judge
- Appointment and removal power (administrative state)
- Ballotpedia's administrative state coverage
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