Sunday, September 18
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1 pm
Coronado Rm.
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NAALJ Board Meeting
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1-5 pm
Mezzanine
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Conference Registration
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2 pm
Stiha Rm.
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Special Ed Section Meeting
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3:30 pm
Stiha Rm.
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Special Preconference Event—Spy vs. Spy in Santa Fe: A Hotbed of Espionage (Click Attractions button below for more information) Keep this event in mind when you make your travel arrangements!
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5:30-7 pm
La Terraza Rm.
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Evening Reception
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Monday, September 19
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7:30 am Continental Breakfast and Registration Mezzanine
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8:30 am Ballroom South
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Enchanted, I'm Sure: Journeys of an Environmental ALJ around New Mexico—Felicia Orth, Hearing Officer, N.M. Environment Department
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9:30 am Ballroom South
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Evidence for Administrative Law Judges—Penny White, Professor, University of Tennessee School of Law
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10:15 am Mezzanine
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Break
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10:30 am Ballroom South
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Evidence for ALJs (continued)
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11:30 am
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Lunch on your own
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1 pm Ballroom South
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Judicial Independence and Ethics: What's the Relationship?—Ann Marshall Young, Administrative Judge, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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3 pm Mezzanine
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Break
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3:15 pm Ballroom South
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Security for Administrative Law Judges—Carl W. Caulk, Acting Assistant Director for Judicial Security, US Marshals Service
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4:30 pm
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Educational Programming Completed
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Tuesday, September 20
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7:30 am Continental Breakfast Mezzanine
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8:30 am Ballroom South
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“The Response Movie” Combatant Status Review Tribunals and the Protection Offered by the Rules of Evidence—Julian Mann, Chief Administrative Law Judge, North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings; Christopher Behan, Professor, Southern Illinois Univ. School of Law; Sig Libowitz, Esq., writer-producer-actor of The Response Click here for more details about this presentation.
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10:45 am Mezzanine
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Break
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11 am Ballroom South
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Victor Rosskopf Award Presentation to Judge Duane R. Harves
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11:15 am Ballroom South
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After the Smoke Clears: A View Toward the Appeal—A. Joseph Alarid, Judge (Ret.) New Mexico Court of Appeals
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Noon La Terraza Rm.
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Mentor –Challenge Grant Lunch & Fellowship Presentation
Master or Commander? The Workers’ Compensation Hearing Officer and Adjudicatory Power—Dave Torrey, Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge
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1-3 pm
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions
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1-3 pm Ballroom South
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Track A: Communication Skills for Administrative Law Judges—Carol Herrera, former Director, N.M. Family Court Services
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1-2 pm Coronado Rm.
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Track B-1: IDEA: A Journey From Complaint to Hearing—Morgan Lyman, Special Education Hearing Officer
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2-3 pm Coronado Rm.
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Track B-2: Remedies in Special Education Cases—Jane Yohalem, Special Education Hearing Officer; Muriel McClelland, Special Education Hearing Officer
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1-2 pm
Stiha Rm.
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Track C-1: The Three R's from the Labor/ Personnel Perspective—Pilar Vaile, Labor Arbitrator and Mediator; T. Zane Reeves, PhD, Labor Arbitrator and Mediator; Rita Siegel, Labor Arbitrator and Mediator
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2-3 pm
Stiha Rm.
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Track C-2: High Volume Dockets—Beverly Maez, Steve Baca, Trenton James, Administrative Law Judges, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions; Steve Wise, Administrative Law Judge, Iowa Workforce Development
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3 pm
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Educational Programming Completed
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3:15 pm La Fonda Lobby
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Afternoon and Evening Special Event—Enchanted Evening in New Mexico (Click Attractions button below for more information)
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Wednesday, September 21
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7:30 am Continental Breakfast Mezzanine
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8:30 am Ballroom South
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Reliability Standards for Experts & Scientific Evidence—Michael Saks, Professor, Arizona State University School of Law
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9:30 am Mezzanine
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Break
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9:45 am Ballroom South
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Decision-making for Adminstrative Law Judges—Jeffrey J. Rachlinski, Professor, Cornell University School of Law; Chris Guthrie, Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Law
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11:15 am Ballroom South
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NAALJ Membership Meeting
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Noon Santa Fe Rm.
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Lunch: Enchanting Tales from New Mexico—Cisco Guevera, Local Storyteller
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1 pm Ballroom South
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Conflicts of Interest and Conflicts of Pistols: History of the Development of New Mexico’s Courts—Charles Daniels, Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court
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2 pm Ballroom South
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Don't Be a Potted Plant: Steps to Ensure a Fair Hearing Even Before You Take the Bench—Melissa Lin Jones, Administrative Appeals Judge, Department of Employment Services, Washington DC
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3 pm Mezzanine
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Break
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3:15 pm Ballroom South
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Navajo Nation Perspective on Issues Facing Indian Country: From Water to Jurisdiction—Bidtah Becker Attorney, Navajo Nation Department of Justice
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4:15 pm
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Educational Programming Completed
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5:30-7 pm La Terraza Rm.
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Reception -- Silent Auction
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7-9:30 pm La Terraza Rm.
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NAALJ Annual Banquet
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Thursday, September 22
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8:30 am Ballon Boardroom
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NAALJ Board Meeting
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