Judicial Officer

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015103",
  "term": "Judicial Officer",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. Officer or employee of the Agency designated as a judicial officer, pursuant to these rules, who shall meet the qualifications and perform functions as herein provided.(1) Office. There may be designated for the Agency one or more judicial officers, one of whom may be Chief Judicial Officer. As work requires, there may be a judicial officer designated to act for the purpose of a particular case. All prior designations of judicial officer shall stay in force until further notice.(2) Qualification. A judicial officer shall be a permanent or temporary employee or officer of the Agency who may perform other duties for the Agency. Such judicial officer shall not be employed by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention or have any connection with the preparation or presentation of evidence for a hearing.(3) Functions. The Administrator may delegate any or part of his authority to act in a given case under subparts B and C of this part to a judicial officer. The Administrator can separately delegate his authority to rule on interlocutory orders and motions, and may also delegate his authority to make findings of fact and draw conclusions of law in a particular proceeding, providing that this delegation shall not preclude the Judicial Officer from referring any motion or case to the Administrator when the Judicial Officer determines such referral to be appropriate. The Administrator, in deciding a case himself, may consult with and assign the preliminary drafting of conclusions of law and findings of fact to any judicial officer.\n\n2. Person who has been designated by the Administrator under § 179.117 to serve as a judicial officer.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 164.2 (CFR 2013)",
    "40 CFR 179.3 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/judicial-officer/"
}