The Capitol City Business Center holds the Office of Administrative Hearings in Salem. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images)
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
Physical Address:
4600 25th Ave NE, Suite 140, Salem 97301
Phone: 503-947-1918
Contact:
Rema Bergin, Executive Assistant
Legal & Legislative Information
Statutory Authority: ORS
183.605