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

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