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Post by southerner on Feb 17, 2009 21:10:42 GMT -5
In my new office, 4 of the 5 new judges came from ODAR and the remaining 1 was a claimant's attorney before hiring.
In my class, easily a third + had SSA experience (ODAR, OGC, Fedro), and more than about half had previous federal or state government experience (state court judge, WC, family court judge, EEOC, JAG, Labor). So, anecotally, I think our class had at least 85% or more government attorney/judicial experience. But, who knows the actual number for the entire 2008 class?
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Post by bettrlatethannevr on Feb 17, 2009 22:55:23 GMT -5
Has anyone ever determined the percentage of people on the register (or the certificate) with SSA experience? Perhaps the apparently significant number of internal hires mirrors (or is even less than) the number of SSA employees on the register, and that correlation may be more signficant than anything that has happened in the interview process.
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Post by alj on Feb 17, 2009 23:20:10 GMT -5
Has anyone ever determined the percentage of people on the register (or the certificate) with SSA experience? Perhaps the apparently significant number of internal hires mirrors (or is even less than) the number of SSA employees on the register, and that correlation may be more signficant than anything that has happened in the interview process. What is significant is the fact that OCALJ is actively pursuing candidates with agency experience. No need to be look further than that. |
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Post by valkyrie on Feb 18, 2009 16:00:25 GMT -5
The simplicity lies in the performance. The former ODAR attorney ALJs as a group have put up impressive numbers immediately after being hired, as compared to other classes of candidates. This does not apply to all of the former ODAR attorney ALJs, and it does not mean that other classes of candidates have performed poorly as a group, but overall you cannot escape the logic. These are candidates that are immediately familiar with the organization, the law, and the computer system. They also know, by virtue of what they need to write a decent decision, what needs to be addressed in a hearing. The Senior Attorney Adjudicators literally do everything that an ALJ does other than actually hold a hearing.
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