Agency Appellate Systems

Recommendation 2020-3, Agency Appellate Systems  offers agencies best practices to improve administrative review of hearing-level adjudicative decisions with respect to case selection, decision-making process and procedures, management oversight, and public disclosure and transparency. In doing so, it encourages agencies to identify the objectives of such review and structure their appellate systems to serve those objectives.

Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2020-3, Agency Appellate Systems86 Fed. Reg. 6618 (Jan. 22, 2021).

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2020-3
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In Recommendation 2016-4,[1] the Administrative Conference offered best practices for evidentiary hearings in administrative adjudications.

Project Documents

Name Committee Type Date File
Agenda for Committee on Adjudication meeting 11.13.2020 Adjudication Agenda Download Agenda for Committee on Adjudication meeting 11.13.2020
Agenda for Committee on Adjudication meeting 11.23.2020 Adjudication Agenda Download Agenda for Committee on Adjudication meeting 11.23.2020
Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Recommendation Download Agency Appellate Systems
Proposed Recommendation for Plenary - Agency Appellate Systems (redline) Adjudication Recommendation Download Proposed Recommendation for Plenary - Agency Appellate Systems (redline)
Proposed Recommendation for Plenary - Agency Appellate Systems (clean) Adjudication Recommendation Download Proposed Recommendation for Plenary - Agency Appellate Systems (clean)
Proposed Recommendation from Committee - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Recommendation Download Proposed Recommendation from Committee - Agency Appellate Systems
Draft Recommendation (clean) - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Recommendation Download Draft Recommendation (clean) - Agency Appellate Systems
Draft Recommendation (redline) - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Recommendation Download Draft Recommendation (redline) - Agency Appellate Systems
Draft Recommendation - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Recommendation Download Draft Recommendation - Agency Appellate Systems
Draft Report - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Report Download Draft Report - Agency Appellate Systems
Final Report - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Report Download Final Report - Agency Appellate Systems
Revised Draft Report - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Report Download Revised Draft Report - Agency Appellate Systems
Comment from Public Member Emily S. Bremer Adjudication Comment Download Comment from Public Member Emily S. Bremer
Comment from Public Member Jonathan R. Siegel Adjudication Comment Download Comment from Public Member Jonathan R. Siegel
Comment from Senior Fellow Alan Morrison Adjudication Comment Download Comment from Senior Fellow Alan Morrison
Comment from Special Counsel Jeffrey S. Lubbers Adjudication Comment Download Comment from Special Counsel Jeffrey S. Lubbers
Draft Report Appendix - Agency Appellate Systems Adjudication Appendix Download Draft Report Appendix - Agency Appellate Systems
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