Administrative Law Judge (Licensing and Benefits)

Other Agencies and Independent Organizations

These positions are located in Disability Adjudication, Hearings Hubs nationwide. The incumbent is subordinate to and accountable to the direction and supervision of the Commissioner of Social Security. The incumbent holds hearings and makes and issues decisions on appeals from determinations on claims filed under Titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended. The incumbent is responsible for managing a policy compliant docket in a high volume caseload environment.

• Under agency regulations that implement Titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Act, the incumbent holds hearings and issues timely and legally sufficient decisions in a high volume caseload environment and may:
• 1) dismiss a request for hearing and rule on a request for an extension of time;
• 2) identify issues to be resolved; 3) analyze the evidence;
• 4) determine whether there are other parties to be joined in the case;
• 5) issue subpoenas and rule on petitions to revoke subpoenas;

This announcement is also open in 157 other locations; the full list is on the announcement.

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