Adjudication

Commitee on Adjudication

The Committee on Adjudication examines procedural issues relating to how agencies handle cases that come before them, including issues arising in programs that handle very large caseloads.

Committee Contacts

Committee Chair
Chief Judge of the Office of Administrative Law Judges (Retired)
jvittone@acus.gov
Staff Counsel
202.480.2097
awilliams@acus.gov
Media
202.480.2091
mkindelan@acus.gov

Committee Meetings & Events

March 6, 2013 Committee on Adjudication Meeting(Committee on Adjudication)

March 6, 2013 - 2:00 pm EST
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Administrative Conference of the United States
2278
March 6, 2013 Committee on Adjudication Meeting

April 8 2013, Committee on Adjudication Meeting(Committee on Adjudication)

April 8, 2013 - 2:00 pm EDT
Location name: 
Administrative Conference of the United States
2279
April 8 2013, Committee on Adjudication Meeting

April 30, 2013 Committee on Adjudication Meeting(Committee on Adjudication)

April 30, 2013 - 2:00 pm EDT
Location name: 
Administrative Conference of the United States
2280
April 30, 2013 Committee on Adjudication Meeting

Committee Research Projects

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Background: The Social Security Administration (SSA) administers the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. Under these...

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Background Information: One of the biggest challenges in mass adjudication programs is the queue of pending deportation proceedings. A study issued in August 2010 by the...

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At its Plenary Session on June 16-17, 2011, the Administrative Conference of the United States adopted Recommendation 2011-4, regarding the use of video hearings by federal government agencies...

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Committee Members

Name Role Organization
John Vittone Committee Chair, Public Member Department of Labor
Fred W. Alvarez Public Member Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Charles Center Liaison Representative Federal Labor Relations Authority
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar Council Stanford Law School
Randall D. Frye Liaison Representative Association of Administrative Law Judges
Susan Tsui Grundmann Government Member Merit Systems Protection Board
Elaine Kaplan Government Member Office of Personnel Management
Edward Kelly Liaison Representative Executive Office for Immigration Review
Richard J. Leighton Senior Fellow Keller and Heckman LLP
Robert Lesnick Government Member Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Jeffrey S. Lubbers Special Counsel American University’s Washington College of Law
Nadine Mancini Government Member Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Doris Meissner Public Member Immigration Policy Program
Bob Schiff Government Member National Labor Relations Board
Glenn E. Sklar Government Member Social Security Administration
Thomas W. Snook Liaison Representative ABA National Conference of the Administrative Law Judiciary
Daniel Solomon Liaison Representative Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference
Alan Swendiman Liaison Representative Immigration and Customs Enforcement