January 8, 1906, Portland Observer, Page 3 The N e ig h b o rh o o d C o n tractors Call 288 4 6 3 / METROPOLITAN Special«!* xi ROC b Bank Loan Package* and Insurant« Work All Industrial Commarctai «nd Rmdsntial Work front Sidewalk to Roof H. J. B elto n H a m ilto n — A d m in is tra tiv e L a w J u d g e hv Jerrv darner Judge H. J. Belton Hamilton is one o f only eight Black A dm inistrative I aw Judges in the United States (there are 722). Judge Ham ilton is a graduate o f Stanford University and the Northwest School o f l aw, Lewis & Clark College Judge H am ilton has been an A d ­ ministrative Judge since 1971. Prior to this, he served as Oregon Assistant Attorney Oeneral from 1955 to 1970; the firs t non-w hite to serve in this position. Hamilton has served five terms as Chairman o f the Board for the Por- land Urban I eague, which makes him the only person to win five elections to this position during the 40-year history o f the Urban I.eague in Port­ land. As an Adm inistrative l aw Judge w ith the Social Security A d ­ ministration, Judge H am ilton must review cases on appeal before the Social Security A dm in istra tio n. " I only take cases that involved the Social Security Administration, such as medicare appeals, hospitals and other care providers decertified or considered for decertification from doing business with the Health and Human Services Departm ent.” The m ajority o f cases handled by Judge Hamilton involve individuáis who are appealing unfavorable d ia b ility decisions. When Judge H am ilton was asked why individuals are taken o ff Social Security, he replied "a n individual is taken o ff Social Security when the State agency decides the person no longer meets the severity o f im pair­ ment that would ju stify considering the person disabled.” In order to qualify for a position as an A dm inistrative Law Judge, one must be an attorney w ith at least seven years experience handling com­ plex c iv il cases w ith tw o years ex­ perience in Administrative law. After surviving an evaluation procedure by other attorneys, a one-question w rit­ ten test is taken in which five to six hours is given to answer. I f chosen to become an A d ­ m inistrative Law Judge, the in ­ dividual is interviewed by a panel con­ sisting o f a representative from the Judicial Fitness C om m ittee o f the American Bar Association, an A d ­ m inistrative Law Judge, and an ad­ m inistrator with the U.S. Personnel Board. This panel decides whether you retain the score given during the evaluation procedure by other attor­ neys. An ind ivid ua l who qualifies previously can be disqualified at this point, A fte r being appointed to the position o f A d m in istra tive Law Judge, one’ s appointment becomes ‘ ’ absolute.” An absolute app oin ­ tment is less than a life appointment, but is more secure than any other ap­ pointment in the federal government JUDGE H J. BELTON H A M ILTO N in that it cannot be terminated by the agency served by the judge. (Federal district Court Judges are appointed for life.) As an administrative Law Judge, Ham ilton's duties are similar to that o f a judge in a court of equity, in that he conducts hearings However, there are two m ajor differences between judges in a court o f equity and A d­ ministrative Law Judges. A judge in a court o f equity is part o f the judiciary and an Adm inistrative Law Judge is part o f the executive department per­ forming a judicial function. The Administrative Law Judge has the ultim ate responsibility to make sure the records are completed, even if the claim ant’ s attorney docs a poor job o f representing his or her case An A d m in istra tive Law Judge takes a more active role in the trial. “ As an Administrative Law Judge, I am the judge and the ju ry ," said Hamilton. Judge H am ilton say* a Federal Adm inistrative l aw Judgeship is a highly specialized position. For example, an A d m in istra tive Law Judge assigned to the Interstate Commerce Commission would need to know something about the railroads, while one assigned to the Social Security Admimstra ion must make ju d ic ia l decisions based on medical facts which require knowlcgc regarding body systems and how d if­ ferent impairments affect the ability to function in the labor market. Judge H am ilton was asked why there are only eight Black A d ­ ministrative Law Judges in the coun­ try. He said that in order to become a Federal Adm inistrative I aw Judge, one must have handled a considerable number o f cases which were significant in terms o f complexity and were c iv il in nature as opposed to criminal law. "M any Black attorneys choose to work in criminal law. This does not q u a lify one to become an (P h o to Richard J B ro w n ) Administrative I aw Judge " "B la c k lawyers who choose to become crim inal attorneys provide needed services to the Black population because Blacks have d if­ ficulties with the police and criminal justice system But what they arc doing in terms o f their own career A M E R IC A N STATE BANK Fwauu tMroan m u « amci covo«« ton The first licensed woman pilot was Baroness Raymonde de la Roche of France. She received her pilot's license in 1910. The Hoang typew riter, a device for typing in Chinese characters, has 5,700 characters on a keyboard tw o feet wide and 17 inches high. 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Years ago at the National Bar C onvention, I tried to encourage young Black lawyers to spend a couple o f more years and get the kind of background to qualify for the position of an A d ­ ministrative I aw Judge The response I got from most was, how long must I keep apprenticing when I am already a full-fledged attorney." Hamilton credits part o f his success in life to his tour in the Arm y. " M y arm y o u tfit was ve rtica lly in ­ tegrated all enlisted men were Black and all officers were w h ite .” H am ilton said he was impressed by the way a certain Black man in his unit who had legal training was able lo handle him scll in dealing w ith white officers. It was during this tune that H am ilton decided to become a lawyer, realizing that law could be used to help tight discrimination. 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