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Tennessee Department of Human Services · 1 day ago

DHS ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE - 74716

Davidson County, TN

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$103K/yr - $134K/yr

5+ years exp

The Tennessee Department of Human Services is dedicated to strengthening Tennessee by enhancing the customer experience and reducing dependency. They are seeking a DHS Administrative Judge responsible for presiding over administrative hearings, ensuring due process, and issuing findings of fact and conclusions of law.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Conducts telephonic, virtual, or in-person hearings impartially and ensures due process is administered on all cases, while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties

Displays judicial temperament and maintains hearing decorum while ensuring all parties understand and follow the procedures of the hearing

Determines the issue(s) to be presented for each hearing

Rules on objections, motions, and admissibility of evidence. Issues subpoenas and administers oaths in preparation for formal hearings

May conduct pre-hearing conferences to resolve issues prior to the hearing. Records and retains all hearings per applicable regulations and rules

Ensures evidence presented during hearings is maintained electronically

Generates a timely and well-written initial order including legally sufficient findings of fact, conclusions of law, and remedy prescribed

Processes and issues responses to petitions for reconsideration of the initial order within the specified time frame

Reviews requests for continuance to ensure good cause is established, and issues orders of continuance

Reviews withdraw requests and generates agreed orders of withdraw

Communicates regularly with administrative clerk and avoids ex parte communication

Conducts legal research of federal and state laws, policies, regulations, and case law

Qualification

Licensed attorney in Tennessee5 years legal experienceTennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures ActLegal researchJudicial temperamentHearing decorumCase management

Required

Licensed to practice law and in good standing in Tennessee, with no prior disciplinary action

5 years minimum experience as a practicing attorney

Preferred

Proficiency of the Tennessee Uniform Administrative Procedures Act

Familiarity with programs administered by the Department of Human Services

Company

Tennessee Department of Human Services

The Tennessee Department of Human Services offers an extensive range of social services to a diverse group of almost two million Tennesseans across 95 rural and urban counties in our state.

Nashville, Tennessee, US

1001-5000 employees

https://www.tn.gov/humanservices.html

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

Melisa Hucks

Deputy Commissioner of Operations-COO

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