CFR > Title 34 - Education > SUBTITLE A—Office of the Secretary, Department of Education > PART 81—GENERAL EDUCATION PROVISIONS ACT—ENFORCEMENT > SUBPART A—General Provisions (§81.1 to §81.20) > 81.4—Membership and assignment to cases.

81.4—Membership and assignment to cases.

(a) The Secretary appoints Administrative Law Judges as members of the OALJ.
(b) The Secretary appoints one of the members of the OALJ to be the chief judge. The chief judge is responsible for the efficient and effective administration of the OALJ.
(c) The chief judge assigns an ALJ to each case or class of cases within the jurisdiction of the OALJ.

Code of Federal Regulations

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3, 1234 (b) and (c), and 3474(a))