2020 Utah Code
Title 67 - State Officers and Employees
Chapter 19e - Administrative Law Judges
Section 104.5 - Hiring of administrative law judges.

Universal Citation: UT Code § 67-19e-104.5 (2020)
Effective 5/10/2016
67-19e-104.5. Hiring of administrative law judges.
  • (1) Except as provided in Subsection (6), each administrative law judge hired on or after May 10, 2016, shall be hired in accordance with this section.
  • (2) If an applicant for an administrative law judge position is selected for an interview in accordance with applicable law and department rule, the agency shall interview the applicant by means of a hiring panel.
  • (3) The hiring panel described in Subsection (2) shall consist of:
    • (a) the head of the hiring agency;
    • (b) the head of another agency, appointed by the executive director; and
    • (c) the executive director.
  • (4) Each individual described in Subsection (3) may designate another individual to serve on the hiring panel on the individual's behalf.
  • (5) After the hiring panel completes the interviews for an administrative law judge position:
    • (a) the hiring panel shall select the top three applicants for the administrative law judge position; and
    • (b) the head of the hiring agency shall:
      • (i) consider any opinions or feedback from the other members of the hiring panel with respect to the top three applicants; and
      • (ii)
        • (A) hire an applicant from the top three applicants to fill the administrative law judge position; or
        • (B) decide not to hire any of the top three applicants and restart the hiring process to fill the administrative law judge position.
  • (6) This section does not apply to an administrative law judge who is appointed by the governor.


Enacted by Chapter 237, 2016 General Session
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