ALJ Functions - Administrative Hearings
Functions of the Presiding Judge
- Issuing subpoenas
- Managing and presiding over hearings and investigations on-the-record
- Issuing orders
- Issuing initial decisions
- Issuing reports to the commission
- Overseeing discovery
- Acting on motions filed in a case
- Making findings of fact
- Certifying questions to the Commission
- Issuing Protective Orders
- Establishing Procedural Schedules
- Reviewing and certifying settlements to the Commission
- Summarily disposing of cases
Under the Commission's rules of practice and procedure, Administrative Law Judges (ALJ) act as settlement judges, mediators, facilitators, and arbitrators.
Contact Information
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Jeremy HesslerSupervisory Attorney AdvisorTelephone: 202-502-8655Fax: 202-219-3289Email: Jeremy.Hessler@ferc.gov
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Sharli SilvaManaging AttorneyTelephone: 202-502-8719Fax: 202-219-3289Email: Sharli.silva@ferc.gov
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