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administrative-law judge

American  
[ad-min-uh-strey-tiv-law] / ædˈmɪn əˌstreɪ tɪvˈlɔ /

noun

  1. an official of a federal or state agency who hears, weighs, and decides on evidence in administrative proceedings, and makes recommendations for any necessary legal action.


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Sitting before an administrative-law judge, he described systematically creating fraudulent file spread in the Data Store at Boback’s direction.

From The New Yorker Oct. 28, 2019

In another whistleblower case related to Dover, a federal administrative-law judge last week blasted the Army in a ruling for appearing to justify the landfill dumping.

From Washington Post May 26, 2017

He appealed, but an administrative-law judge upheld HCA’s decision after a September hearing.

From Seattle Times Jul. 10, 2016

Dan Epstein writes that the Federal Trade Commission’s chief administrative-law judge has finally dismissed the agency’s complaint against LabMD.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 20, 2015

"I don't think a hearing in front of an administrative-law judge is a rubber stamp for the government," said Prof. Nina Mendelson, an administrative-law scholar at University of Michigan Law School.

From Reuters Oct. 27, 2010

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