---
kind: "section"
citation: "5 C.F.R. § 1201.140"
title: "5"
number: "1201.140"
heading: "Judge; requirement for finding of good cause."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/5/1201.140"
---

# §1201.140. Judge; requirement for finding of good cause.

- (a) **Judge.**
  - (1) An administrative law judge will hear an action brought by an employing agency under this subpart against a respondent administrative law judge.
  - (2) The judge will issue an initial decision pursuant to [5 U.S.C. 557](/usc/5/557.md). The applicable provisions of §§ [1201.111](/cfr/5/1201.111.md), [1201.112](/cfr/5/1201.112.md), and [1201.113](/cfr/5/1201.113.md) of this part govern the issuance of initial decisions, the jurisdiction of the judge, and the finality of initial decisions. The initial decision will be subject to the procedures for a petition for review by the Board under [subpart C](/cfr/5/subpartC.md) of this part.
- (b) **Requirement for finding of good cause.** A decision on a proposed agency action under this subpart against an administrative law judge will authorize the agency to take a disciplinary action, and will specify the penalty to be imposed, only after a finding of good cause as required by [5 U.S.C. 7521](/usc/5/7521.md) has been made.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 62 FR 48451, Sept. 16, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 53504, Dec. 29, 1989, unless otherwise noted.