Matthew A. Gluth

Deputy Research Director Deputy Research Director, Staff

Phone: 202.480.2098

Matthew A. Gluth is an attorney advisor with the Administrative Conference of the United States. Before joining ACUS, Mr. Gluth worked as an Attorney Advisor for the Social Security Administration’s Appeals Council, which serves as the final level of administrative appeal for claims under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Mr. Gluth advised officials on matters related to adjudication, rulemaking, policy development, technology, and training. Prior to working for the Social Security Administration, he was an associate in a litigation firm and earlier worked for many years as an editor for the Bay Area News Group and other daily newspapers.

Mr. Gluth earned his J.D. from the University of Connecticut. He holds an M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University and a B.A. in Political Science from Macalester College.

ACUS Projects

Agency Appellate Systems, Implementation Contact
Aggregation of Similar Claims in Agency Adjudication, Implementation Contact
Best Practices for Adjudication Not Involving an Evidentiary Hearing, Staff Counsel
Council on Federal Agency Adjudication, Staff Counsel
Declaratory Orders, Implementation Contact
Electronic Case Management in Federal Administrative Adjudication, Implementation Contact
Evidentiary Hearings Not Required by the Administrative Procedure Act, Implementation Contact
Federal Administrative Procedure Sourcebook, Staff Counsel
Identifying and Reducing Burdens in Administrative Processes, Staff Counsel
Immigration Removal Adjudication, Implementation Contact
Model Adjudication Rules (2018 Revisions), Implementation Contact
Online Processes in Agency Adjudication, Implementation Contact and In-House Researcher
Precedential Decision Making in Agency Adjudication, Implementation Contact
Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators, Implementation Contact
Quality Assurance Systems in Agency Adjudication, Implementation Contact
Recusal Rules for Administrative Adjudicators, Implementation Contact
Regulation of Representatives in Agency Adjudicative Proceedings, Implementation Contact
Revised Model Rules for Implementation of the Equal Access to Justice Act , Implementation Contact
Self-Represented Parties in Administrative Hearings, Implementation Contact
Statement of Principles for the Disclosure of Federal Administrative Materials, Staff Counsel
White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable, Staff Counsel
Working Group on Model Rules of Representative Conduct, Staff Counsel

ACUS Documents

  • Report Equal Access to Justice Act Awards: FY 2021 Report of the Chairman
  • Report Equal Access to Justice Act Awards: FY 2022 Report of the Chair
  • Report Draft Report on Online Processes in Agency Adjudication
  • Report Final Report on Online Processes in Agency Adjudication

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