ALJs, like all judges, are bound by their respective codes of ethical conduct at all times, in all places. This program reviews rules based on the ABA Model Code, offering insights, guidance, suggestions, and warnings for ALJs to remember to act ethically at all times, on and off their bench, in their communities. 1.25 CLE

Plenary Session 3: Land, Tribal Rights, Government Policy and Administrative Law

Speakers: Hon. W. Anthony Colbert, Kenneth Holbrook, Tribal Advisor CA Public Utilities Commission) and others TBA

This session will discuss the history of Tribal and Tribal Member Land Rights. Judge Colbert will offer personal insights from his family’s history with land rights in Oklahoma and a broader discussion of California’s approach to addressing issues with Utility expropriation of Tribal Lands and mitigation today.

1.50 CLE

Plenary Session 4: Land, Tribal Rights, Government Policy and Administrative Law cont.

Speakers: Hon. W. Anthony Colbert, Kenneth Holbrook, Tribal Advisor CA Public Utilities Commission) and others TBA

1.75 CLE

Plenary Session 5: Staying Safe, Sound, Sane: Strategies for Maintaining Mental and Physical Health, On and Off the Bench

Speakers: Hon. Emily Chafa, Retired Administrative Law Judge, State of Iowa

and Alexis Johnson, Esq., Deputy Director and General Counsel, Facilities Management Division, General Services Department, State of New Mexico

Wellness for ALJs and lawyers is an important issue these days. More and more ALJs realize and recognize that maintaining mental and physical health on a day-to-day basis is essential. This presentation includes simple wellness tips and activities to remember and make a part of your daily habits.

1.50 CLE

Plenary Session 6: Diversity and Judicial Hiring

Moderators: Hon. Richard Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

& Hon. Syeetah Hampton-El, Administrative Law Judge, Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings

Panelists: Hon. Robert S. Cohen, Administrative Law Judge, Florida Division of Administrative Hearings

Hon. John Leidig, Executive Administrative Law Judge & Director of Operations, Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings

Hon. Julian Mann, Administrative Law Judge (retired), North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings.

Comm. Karen Clopton, Chair, San Francisco Human Rights Commission

Prof. Vinay Harpalani, University of New Mexico School of Law Dean Alfred Mathewson, Former Dean of University of New Mexico School of Law

This session will discuss the approaches taken by current and former Chief Judges and others in the process one undertakes for best hiring practices. This includes diversity of background, diversity of education and experience one needs to be a successful administrative law judge.

1.50 CLE

Plenary Session 7: Indian Child Welfare Act Update

Felicia Bertin Rocha, Attorney at Law, Bertin Law, PC

This session describes the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), when it applies and when it doesn’t, special issues with IEPs, and recent updates.

1.50 CLE

Plenary Session 8: Collaborating to Strengthen the Profession

Moderators: Hon. Richard Goodwin, Hon. Jami Webster Hall, Hon. Bruce Culpepper, Hon. Julian Mann and Hon. Robert Cohen

This is a panel about what NAALJ members have learned during the course of their legal and judicial careers, resources they have used, organizations they have been involved with and how this has made them better judges. Panel led by Judge Julian Mann, Judge Robert Cohen and Judge Richard Goodwin. Discussion to ensue about what NAALJ members have learned throughout their careers that impact all members. Audience participation encouraged.

1.25 CLE

Plenary Session 9: Getting Back to Normal - Returning to In-Person Hearings in Court

Moderator: Hon. Gabriel Paul, Chairman, Indiana | Unemployment Insurance Review Board

Panel: Hon. Richard Goodwin, Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

and Hon. Carrie Ingram, Director of Dispute Resolution, State of Indiana

1.50 CLE

Plenary Session 10: Update on the Recent Federal Administrative Law Decisions

Professor Gregory Ogden, Pepperdine Caruso Law School

This talk will discuss recent developments in federal administrative law including U.S. Supreme Court decisions on several topics such as agency structure, the status of administrative law judges (ALJ’s), the major questions doctrine, and the current state of the Chevron doctrine. This talk will also discuss executive orders that impact ALJ’s and recent developments in adjudication under the federal Administrative Procedures Act.

1.25 CLE

All Cases Matter: Mitigating Bias in Administrative Law Judiciary

2022 Fellowship Award Recipient: Hon. Cherron Payne, Administrative Law Judge Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities,

Hartford, Connecticut

Explicit or implicit bias in the court or administrative tribunal remains a concern for the judiciary, and the public it serves, because of its inhibitory effect on the administration of justice. Literature has documented the scientific basis of gender bias, racial bias, socioeconomic bias, and religious bias, and the manifestation of such biases in the courts. However, there is a literature gap regarding how bias specifically affects the administrative law judiciary. This talk, taken from the Fellowship Paper for the NAALJ Law Journal will examine the critical role of the administrative law judiciary in reducing bias, the scientific basis of bias, the manifestation of bias during tribunal proceedings, the implications of bias on the administration of justice, methods of mitigating bias, and the optimization of impartiality and justice within the administrative law judiciary.

0.50 CLE