34 CFR 81.4 – Membership and assignment to cases
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(a) The Secretary appoints Administrative Law Judges as members of the OALJ.
Terms Used In 34 CFR 81.4
- Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(b) The Secretary appoints one of the members of the OALJ to be the chief judge. The chief judge is responsible for the efficient and effective administration of the OALJ.
(c) The chief judge assigns an ALJ to each case or class of cases within the jurisdiction of the OALJ.