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Who assigns the Administrative Law Judges?

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Who assigns the Administrative Law Judges?

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I make the assignments, either personally, or as delegated to the case management team. Judges are assigned according to cadres which I have created, matching judges to needs, interest, education and experience. Why is OAH so hard on continuances? More than 60% of motions to continue are granted, which I am sure is not the impression of many parties. It is true that parties must establish good cause, and mere agreement of the parties to continue will be met largely with a denial of a continuance. Ours is a scarce resource. With more than 8,500 cases filed before 18 administrative law judges, each case set within 60 days of the agency’s request, or an appeal by a party, and each requiring a minimum of 30 days notice, we cannot afford to have wasted hearing time. It isn’t fair to other parties who must wait for their first hearing date to have continued settings erode the available time. When the Legislature created the OAH, they intended to implement a “fast-track” system. The OAH striv

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