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Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Unification Of The Administrative Adjudicatory Process: An Emerging Framework To Increase "Judicialization" In Pennsylvania, Gerald E. Ruth Apr 2013

Unification Of The Administrative Adjudicatory Process: An Emerging Framework To Increase "Judicialization" In Pennsylvania, Gerald E. Ruth

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

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Is The Rule Of Necessity Really Necessary In State Administrative Law: The Central Panel Solution, Arnold Rochvarg Apr 2013

Is The Rule Of Necessity Really Necessary In State Administrative Law: The Central Panel Solution, Arnold Rochvarg

Journal of the National Association of Administrative Law Judiciary

The rule of necessity is a judicial doctrine that permits a judge or agency decision maker to decide a case even if he or she would ordinarily be disqualified due to bias or prejudice . The rationale of the doctrine is that if there is no other person who can make the decision, let the biased person decide the case rather than have no decision made at all. The rule of necessity has been used in state administrative proceedings liberally despite the fact that it is widely recognized as unfair. This article analyzes current approaches to the doctrine, and after …