The president or president's designee shall designate a presiding officer for an adjudicative proceeding. The presiding officer shall be an administrative law judge, a member in good standing of the Washington State Bar Association, a panel of individuals, the president or his or her designee, or any combination of the above. Where more than one individual is designated to be the presiding officer, the president or president's designee shall designate one person to make decisions concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative proceedings, and similar matters.
[Statutory Authority: RCW
28B.10.140,
42.30.075, chapter
34.05 RCW and 1991 c 238. WSR 92-12-017, § 495A-108-020, filed 5/26/92, effective 6/26/92.]