A bill to reform the process for the selection and oversight of administrative law judges, and for other purposes.

Summary

Requires the Chairman of the Administrative Conference of the United States to recruit for administrative law judge positions among all groups of qualified persons. Directs the Chairman, in cooperation with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), to examine, rank, certify, and register eligible candidates for such positions. Requires the Conference to submit a list of the five highest ranked candidates to an agency requesting candidates for such a position. Directs the agency to select an administrative law judge (hereinafter referred to as a "judge") from such candidates to serve a seven-year term. Limits the number of such positions to 800. Directs the Chairman to: (1) establish and prescribe pay awards based on the performance of judges; (2) establish a performance appraisal system for evaluating judges at least once every seven years; or (3) establish performance and qualification review boards to assist in setting up the appraisal system and in evaluating judges. Requires such boards to evaluate each judge before the expiration of the judge's term, and to make a recommendation to the Chairman on the reappointment of the judge. Requires each agency to reappoint a judge if the Chairman so recommends. Entitles any judge who is not reappointed to be placed in a civil service position within the agency formerly employing such judge at a level equal to or higher than his or her position as a judge. Establishes the Administrative Law Judge Career Service consisting of judges appointed under this Act. Directs the Merit System Protection Board to remove, downgrade, or suspend a judge whose performance is found to be unacceptable.

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 23 July 1980

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 March 1980

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