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Post by lawbird on Jun 20, 2016 12:12:22 GMT -5
I received the call from Bob this morning and accepted immediately. I will start in July. Bob confirmed that he's still got more calls to make, and that he should finish early this week. I figured with as much help as members of this Board have provided me, I wanted to make sure to pass it forward and give yall info. On a personal note, in high school I participated in Youth in Government through the YMCA. The first year I competed as an attorney, and the second as a judge. In the second year, the adult-judges sent me to the state competition where I served as a state Supreme Court justice. In addition to sitting in the same seats where the state Supreme Court justices sat, I also received a black judge's robe. I saved the robe and look forward to donning it as an ALJ. Very cool. Even cooler that the robe still fits.
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Post by beenlurking on Jun 20, 2016 12:14:02 GMT -5
Congrats to all those who I have not congratulated before!
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Post by gary on Jun 20, 2016 12:17:02 GMT -5
I received the call from Bob this morning and accepted immediately. I will start in July. Bob confirmed that he's still got more calls to make, and that he should finish early this week. I figured with as much help as members of this Board have provided me, I wanted to make sure to pass it forward and give yall info. On a personal note, in high school I participated in Youth in Government through the YMCA. The first year I competed as an attorney, and the second as a judge. In the second year, the adult-judges sent me to the state competition where I served as a state Supreme Court justice. In addition to sitting in the same seats where the state Supreme Court justices sat, I also received a black judge's robe. I saved the robe and look forward to donning it as an ALJ. Congratulations! And thanks for the intel straight from the horse's, er, from that wonderful man's mouth!
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Post by christina on Jun 20, 2016 12:19:01 GMT -5
I received the call from Bob this morning and accepted immediately. I will start in July. Bob confirmed that he's still got more calls to make, and that he should finish early this week. I figured with as much help as members of this Board have provided me, I wanted to make sure to pass it forward and give yall info. On a personal note, in high school I participated in Youth in Government through the YMCA. The first year I competed as an attorney, and the second as a judge. In the second year, the adult-judges sent me to the state competition where I served as a state Supreme Court justice. In addition to sitting in the same seats where the state Supreme Court justices sat, I also received a black judge's robe. I saved the robe and look forward to donning it as an ALJ. Very cool. Even cooler that the robe still fits. anything i had in high school sure does not fit any more.... but i digress
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Post by wingnut on Jun 20, 2016 12:19:15 GMT -5
Congratulations Updog and thank you for keeping your presence of mind to ask about continuing calls.
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Post by Baymax on Jun 20, 2016 12:28:18 GMT -5
I wonder if Bob by now is thinking "Gee, I wonder why so many of these guys want to know if I have more calls to make!"
:-)
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Post by christina on Jun 20, 2016 12:29:44 GMT -5
I wonder if Bob by now is thinking "Gee, I wonder why so many of these guys want to know if I have more calls to make!" :-) good one!!!!
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Post by Baymax on Jun 20, 2016 12:32:20 GMT -5
I just noticed something... in my updated GAL (which obviously didn't make it in time for this round of certs), 5 new locations are on the current certs. Of those 5, 4 have had 10 hires this time around... But, I guess it just wasn't meant to be this time, due to my own shortsightedness.
The lesson is: Make your GAL as wide as you can reasonably make it the first time around and don't wait for a GAL update.
*sigh*
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Post by funkyodar on Jun 20, 2016 12:33:38 GMT -5
Updog you rock my friend. Congrats and welcome to the corps.
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Post by Pixie on Jun 20, 2016 12:47:29 GMT -5
Good story, Updog. Congratulations.
Please vote and then confirm to one of us so we can post the confirmation. Pixie.
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Post by funkyodar on Jun 20, 2016 13:13:33 GMT -5
The union just sent out some info on hiring. Its a new hire list with 65 new judges info plus 3 transfers from OMHA. I don't know what date this goes thru, as we know they've hired more than 65 for both classes.
Of the 65, looks like 15 are SSA insiders. So 23%.
18 are Feds from other agencies. So 27.6%
The rest are nonfeds.
Doesn't say vet pref so no info there.
Of the 65 on the list, 46 are reporting 6/26. 7 are reporting 7/10. 12 are reporting 7/24. 2 are reporting 8/7. (Note these include 2 of the three OMHA transfers. One of those is starting 6/12. So that's a total of 68.
At least one of the OMHA transfers is noted to be a former ODAR Judge that will not be going thru training. That statement could apply to all three the way this stupid excel sheet is done. The union really sucks at this sort of stuff.
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Post by gary on Jun 20, 2016 13:16:29 GMT -5
Thanks Funky. Great intel as always.
You can tell the union spreadsheet help is on the way. Judge Gaidin starts a week from today.
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Post by funkyodar on Jun 20, 2016 13:16:36 GMT -5
HO Jersey City, NJ Akron, OH Moreno Valley, CA Newark, NJ Wichita, KS Richmond, VA Pasadena, CA Milwaukee, WI Fresno, CA Dover, DE Toledo, OH Phoenix (North), AZ Norfolk, VA Morgantown, WV Seven Fields, PA Orland Park, IL Memphis, TN Albuquerque, NM Albuquerque, NM Hattiesburg, MS Syracuse, NY Roanoke, VA Charleston, SC Grand Rapids, MI Los Angeles (West), CA Queens, NY Milwaukee, WI Jersey City, NJ Toledo, OH Valparaiso, IN Newark, NJ Fayetteville, NC San Francisco, CA Stockton, CA San Rafael, CA Nashville, TN San Juan, PR Cincinnati, OH Montgomery, AL Charleston, SC San Juan, PR Flint, MI Harrisburg, PA Norfolk, VA Fayetteville, NC Brooklyn, NY Chattanooga, TN San Juan, PR Akron, OH Orland Park, IL Omaha, NE Eugene, OR Oakland, CA Stockton, CA San Juan, PR Valparaiso, IN Columbus, OH Roanoke, VA Ponce, PR Detroit, MI Oakland, CA
Buffalo, NY Tallahassee, FL Long Beach, CA
Syracuse, NY Ft. Lauderdale, FL Cleveland, IL San Antonio, TX
These are the hires reflected by the union's missive.
Again, obviously not complete as hiring continues today and I don't know when this list was compiled.
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Post by slainte on Jun 20, 2016 13:25:52 GMT -5
Congrats Updog!!!
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Post by sealaw90 on Jun 20, 2016 13:27:00 GMT -5
Thank you Funky, you're truly a blessing to us outsiders. I will compare notes this evening.
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Post by christina on Jun 20, 2016 13:28:27 GMT -5
The union just sent out some info on hiring. Its a new hire list with 65 new judges info plus 3 transfers from OMHA. I don't know what date this goes thru, as we know they've hired more than 65 for both classes. Of the 65, looks like 15 are SSA insiders. So 23%. 18 are Feds from other agencies. So 27.6% The rest are nonfeds. Doesn't say vet pref so no info there. Of the 65 on the list, 46 are reporting 6/26. 7 are reporting 7/10. 12 are reporting 7/24. 2 are reporting 8/7. (Note these include 2 of the three OMHA transfers. One of those is starting 6/12. So that's a total of 68. At least one of the OMHA transfers is noted to be a former ODAR Judge that will not be going thru training. That statement could apply to all three the way this stupid excel sheet is done. The union really sucks at this sort of stuff. thank you, i am assuming the union offered no input as to how many calls would be made or you would have mentioned that too?
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Post by anotherfed on Jun 20, 2016 13:30:39 GMT -5
I was just going to ask how the union could send out a list of new hires when the hiring is not yet complete? I also note that the list does not reflect the Hattiesburg Fab Five.
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Post by kylearan on Jun 20, 2016 13:33:19 GMT -5
Wow a direct hire in San Juan? Gives me hope for a tropical paradise after I pass the test
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Post by gary on Jun 20, 2016 13:37:55 GMT -5
Wow a direct hire in San Juan? Gives me hope for a tropical paradise after I pass the test Actually if you are bilingual and included the PR locations in your GAL it can greatly improve your chances of being hired with a lower score than is necessary elsewhere.
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Post by funkyodar on Jun 20, 2016 13:40:38 GMT -5
No info on the vet pref of those hired.
The only ref to any totals was a mention that there are to be a total of 107.
As to the timing, this email was sent out so LARs can ready themselves to greet new judges when they arrive in their office. My guess is the Union asked SSA for the June class roster and what ssa sent was the June class plus what few they had already hired for July. IE, The 14 reporting July 24 or later.
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