Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators

Recommendation 2020-5,  Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators  – encourages agencies to disclose policies governing the appointment and oversight of adjudicators that bear on their impartiality and constitutional status. It offers best practices on how to provide descriptions of, and access to, such policies on agency websites. 

Citation: Admin. Conf. of the U.S., Recommendation 2020-5, Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators, 86 Fed. Reg. 6622 (Jan. 22, 2021).

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Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators

Recommendation number
2020-5
Adoption Date
Committees

Federal agency officials throughout the country preside over hundreds of thousands of adjudications each year.[1] As the Administrative Conference has previously observed, litigants, their lawyers, and other members of the public benefit from having ready online access to procedural rules, decisions, and other key materials associated with adju

Project Documents

Name Committee Type Date File
Agenda for Committee on Adjudication 11 06 2020 Adjudication Agenda Download
Agenda for Committee on Adjudication 10 26 2020 Adjudication Agenda Download
Draft Recommendation - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Recommendation Download
Publication of Policies Governing Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Recommendation Download
Redline Version - Recommendation on Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Recommendation Download
Plenary Recommendation - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Recommendation Download
Recommendation from Committee on Adjudication - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Recommendation Download
Revised Draft Recommendation - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators (11.02.2020) Adjudication Recommendation Download
Draft Report - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Report Download
Final Report - Public Availability of Information About Agency Adjudicators Adjudication Report Download
Comment from Ronald Levin Adjudication Member Comment Download
Comment from Alan Morrison Adjudication Member Comment Download
Comment from Richard J. Pierce, Jr. Adjudication Member Comment Download
Comment from Chai Feldblum Adjudication Member Comment Download
Comment from H. Alexander Manuel Adjudication Member Comment Download
Comment from Jefferey S. Lubbers Adjudication Member Comment Download

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