7 CFR 1.633
§ 1.633 Under what circumstances may the ALJ be disqualified?
United States · 7 CFR — Agriculture · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- 7 CFR 1.633, § 1.633 Under what circumstances may the ALJ be disqualified?, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/12755
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:12755@1- SHA-256
2b2a3e3d490b8f72b19f3deaf325f36740839f45f5b0d1b10bfa2ed562afdfb8
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) The ALJ may withdraw from a case at any time the ALJ deems himself or herself disqualified.
(b) At any time before issuance of the ALJ's decision, any party may move that the ALJ disqualify himself or herself for personal bias or other valid cause.
(1) The party must file the motion promptly after discovering facts or other reasons allegedly constituting cause for disqualification.
(2) The party must file with the motion an affidavit or declaration setting forth the facts or other reasons in detail.
(c) The ALJ must rule upon the motion, stating the grounds for the ruling.
(1) If the ALJ concludes that the motion is timely and meritorious, he or she must disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from the case.
(2) If the ALJ does not disqualify himself or herself and withdraw from the case, the ALJ must continue with the hearing process and issue a decision.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.