---
kind: "section"
citation: "31 C.F.R. § 8.62"
title: "31"
number: "8.62"
heading: "Administrative Law Judge."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/31/8.62"
---

# §8.62. Administrative Law Judge.

- (a) **Appointment.** An Administrative Law Judge, appointed as provided by [5 U.S.C. 3105](/usc/5/3105.md), shall conduct proceedings upon complaints for the disbarment or suspension of attorneys, certified public accountants, or enrolled practitioners.
- (b) **Responsibilities.** The Administrative Law Judge in connection with any disbarment or suspension proceeding shall have authority to:
  - (1) Administer oaths and affirmation;
  - (2) Make rulings upon motions and requests; these rulings may not be appealed prior to the close of the hearing except at the discretion of the Administrative Law Judge in extraordinary circumstances;
  - (3) Rule upon offers of proof, receive relevant evidence, and examine witnesses;
  - (4) Take or authorize to the taking of depositions;
  - (5) Determine the time and place of hearing and regulate its course and conduct;
  - (6) Hold or provide for the holding of conferences to settle or simplify the issues by consent of the parties;
  - (7) Receive and consider oral or written arguments on facts or law;
  - (8) Make initial decisions;
  - (9) Adopt rules of procedure and modify them from time to time as occasion requires for the orderly disposition of proceedings; and
  - (10) **Perform acts and take measures as necessary to promote the efficient conduct of any proceeding.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Sec. 3, 23 Stat. 258 (31 U.S.C. 1026); 5 U.S.C. 301, 500, 551-559; and Reorganization Plan No. 26 of 1950, 15 FR 4935, 64 Stat. 1280, as amended.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 33026, June 29, 1977, unless otherwise noted.