[a fool in paradise]

Federal I assume appointed, by whom?

[DPMD]

I think administrative law judges - they’re not really judges, but hearing officers - fall under the Executive Branch and are hired according the competitive civil service rules. I could be wrong, though.

[DPMD]

I think administrative law judges - they’re not really judges, but hearing officers - fall under the Executive Branch and are hired according the competitive civil service rules. I could be wrong, though.