Jul 22, 2008

News Conference On Transferring Cases -- And More About Night Court

I had posted earlier about Social Security disability cases awaiting hearings being transferred from Charlotte to Seattle. My post was in relation to plans to hold hearings beginning as late as 8:00 p.m. on the East Coast.

The Charlotte Observer now has an article up about this transfer of 300 cases. The article was prompted by a news conference held by Representative Sue Myrick, a Republican. With the election coming, it looks like everyone in Congress wants to get on the right side of this issue, or at least appear to be on the right side.

Here is a little excerpt from the article suggesting that night court may become common, possibly in places other than North Carolina:
Officials said Monday's announcement could represent a permanent solution. Nancy Griswold, a Social Security Administration deputy chief administrative law judge, also said working with an office on the west coast essentially extends Charlotte's operating hours. There is a three-hour time difference between Seattle and Charlotte.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Is their a surplus of judges in California? I understand that cases from the Milwaukee WI ODAR are being sent to Oakland and San Diego CA.