5 C.F.R. § 930.203 Examination.
Title 5 - Administrative Personnel
(a) Periodic open competition. Applicants for entrance into the competitive service as administrative law judges will be examined periodically in open competition as announced by OPM. Applications received by OPM during such periods of open competition will be reviewed as a group. (b) Minimum qualifications. All applicants must demonstrate in their written applications and supporting materials that they meet the qualifying experience requirements in OPM Examination Announcement No. 318. (c) Supplemental qualifications. Applicants who meet minimum qualification requirements will be assigned a score on the supplemental qualifications statement described in the examination announcement. (d) Participation in examination procedures. Applicants who meet minimum qualification requirements and are assigned a score on the supplemental qualifications statement become eligible to compete for a final rating through participating in three additional examination procedures described in the examination announcement: (1) A written demonstration; (2) A panel interview; and (3) A personal reference inquiry. (e) Final rating. Applicants who complete the examination procedures described in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this section will be assigned a final numerical rating based on a weighted sum of the scores for each of the four parts, transmuted to a scale of 0 to 100, with 70 required to pass. For applicants entitled thereto, the final passing score will be augmented by 5 or 10 veteran preference points. (f) Preparation of certificates. As agencies request certificates of applicants from registers to consider in filling vacant administrative law judge positions in various geographic areas, all applicants who are eligible and available for those positions will be ranked to identify the best qualified applicants to be certified. Eligible applicants who have completed the final rating process will be ranked on the basis of assigned final ratings, augmented by veteran preference points if applicable. At least three eligible applicants will be certified to the employing agency for consideration for each vacancy. (g) Appeal of rating. Applicants who obtain an ineligible rating or applicants who are dissatisfied with their final rating may appeal the rating to the Administrative Law Judge Rating Appeals Panel, Office of Personnel Management, Washington, DC 20415, within 30 days after the date of final action by the Office of Administrative Law Judges or such later time as may be allowed by the Panel. [56 FR 6209, Feb. 14, 1991]
Title 5: Administrative Personnel
PART 930—PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS AND EXAMINATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS)
Subpart B—Appointment, Pay, and Removal of Administrative Law Judges
General Provisions
§ 930.203 Examination.
