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Definition of Hearing officer
1. Noun. An official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hearing Officer
Literary usage of Hearing officer
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry: An Update by Rebecca A. McNerney (1998)
"... except that the hearing officer shall, unless the hearing officer becomes
unavailable to the agency, make a recommended decision to the Administrator ..."
2. Correctional Boot Camps: A Tough Intermediate Sanction edited by Doris L. MacKenzie, Eugene E. Herbert (1996)
"A correctional captain performs the role of hearing officer in inmate boot camps.
The offender has an opportunity to speak, and the hearing officer decides ..."
3. No Minor Matter: Children in Maryland's Jails by Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Michael Bochenek (1999)
"In some cases, the review overturned the hearing officer's decision. ...
In addition, although he described himself as a "very experienced" hearing officer, ..."
4. Minutes by Michigan State Board of Education (1878)
"REPORT OF hearing officer A. Case 1343-Ilene Fox et al, Sodus This case was
deferred until the next meeting of the State Board of Education. ..."
5. Practical Guide to Inmate Discipline: Policies, Rules, Procedures by William C. Collins, Civic Research Institute (1997)
"... 4: The hearing officer: Cornerstone of a “Legal” Hearing W•25 hearing officer
Must Take Active Role in Hearings W•26 Judgment and the hearing officer ..."
6. Shielded from Justice: Police Brutality and Accountability in the United States by Allyson Collins (1998)
"The hearing officer, a lieutenant or higher-ranking officer, is chosen by the
police chief, and hearings are held at the courthouse. ..."
7. Human Rights Violations in the United States: A Report on U.S. Compliance by Steven R. Shapiro (1993)
"After being fired, Smith and Black sought unemployment benefits and were approved
for compensation by the state hearing officer. ..."
8. California Special Education Programs: A Composite of Lawsby Paul D. Hinkle by Paul D. Hinkle (1995)
"If the governing board or the hearing officer or administrative panel appointed
under subdivision (d) to conduct the hearing admits any other person to a ..."
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