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Article: Braddock questions administrative law judge system
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- THE JOURNAL RECORD
- Article date:
- October 29, 1999
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There is no uniformity in how administrative law judges are hired
or appointed by state agencies, nor in their required qualifications
or salary, says Rep. David B. Braddock, D-Altus.
Braddock told the Oklahoma House Administrative Rule Review
Committee Thursday that some administrative law judges are required
to be attorneys while some are not, and pay may range from an hourly
rate of $20 or so to $70,000 per year. Some are employed via
contracts, others hired directly by a state agency.
A staff analysis of administrative law judge contracts showed
contract amounts ranging from $1,500 to $35,000 for the agencies
concerned. Some individuals serve only as administrative law judges,
others ...