On the morning of Friday, September 29, a distinguished group of academics, agency officials, and other experts will meet on Capitol Hill to address federal administrative adjudication in the context of the larger administrative state and offer possible reforms that agencies and Congress might consider. The Forum on Federal Administrative Adjudication will be hosted by the Administrative Conference of the United States and the Adjudication Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice.

DATE: Friday, September 29, 2017

TIME: 9:00 a.m. to noon

LOCATION: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 562

If you have not yed RSVP'd, you may do so by e-mailing info@acus.gov. If you have any questions, please e-mail Attorney Advisor Dan Sheffner (dsheffner@acus.gov). 

See the agenda (below) for more information.

Agenda

9:00 a.m. Introductory Remarks

Matthew L. Wiener, Vice Chairman & Executive Director, Administrative Conference of the United States; Co-Chair, Adjudication Committee, ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Panel I: Adjudication and the Administrative State

Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School

Ron Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC; Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law

Kim Hildred, Chair, Social Security Advisory Board

MODERATOR: Chris Walker, Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law; Co-Chair, Adjudication Committee, ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Panel II: E-Adjudication: Adjudication by Algorithm and Other Technological Innovations in Adjudication

Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law & Director, Penn Program on Regulation, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Fredric I. Lederer, Chancellor Professor of Law & Director, Center for Legal and Court Technology, William & Mary Law School

Gerald K. Ray, Former Administrative Appeals Judge & Deputy Executive Director, Office of Appellate Operations, Social Security Administration

Daniel J. Sheffner, Attorney Advisor, Administrative Conference of the United States

MODERATOR: Reeve T. Bull, Research Director, Administrative Conference of the United States

11:00 a.m. – Noon Panel III: Critical Mass: Balancing Fairness and Efficiency in High Volume Adjudication Programs

David Marcus, Professor of Law, University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law

Nancy Griswold, Chief Administrative Law Judge, Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals, Department of Health & Human Services

Adam Zimmerman, Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

MODERATOR: Matthew L. Wiener, Vice Chairman & Executive Director, Administrative Conference of the United States; Co-Chair, Adjudication Committee, ABA Section of Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

Noon Adjournment