Administrative Hearings, Office of
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The Capitol City Business Center holds the Office of Administrative Hearings in Salem. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Image 20180329-3007)
Present Duties
The office provides an independent and impartial forum for citizens and businesses to dispute state
agency actions against them. A Chief Administrative Law Judge is appointed by the governor and
has independent statutory authority to manage the office. Sixty-four professional administrative law
judges hold more than 24,000 hearings a year for approximately 70 state agencies. By statute, all
administrative law judges are required to be “impartial in the performance of [their] duties and shall
remain fair in all hearings.” Oregon is one of 22 states with an independent central panel of
administrative law judges.
Agency Website
Contact Information
Mailing Address: PO Box 14020, Salem 97309-4020
Contact: Rema Bergin, Executive Assistant to Chief Administrative Law Judge
Legal & Legislative Information
Statutory Authority: ORS
183.605