An adjudicatory hearing at a regulatory agency will be presided over by an Administrative Law Judge or ALJ. An ALJ is a:
A) member of the federal judiciary
B) federal magistrate
C) municipal judge
D) member of the state bar
E) none of the other choices

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An Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) is not a member of the federal judiciary, a federal magistrate, a municipal judge, nor necessarily a member of the state bar. ALJs are appointed officials who perform judicial functions within federal and state agencies, but they do not fall under the traditional categories of judges listed in the other options.

An Adjudicatory Hearing at a Regulatory Agency Will Be Presided