The president or designee shall appoint 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 designee, or any combination of the above. Where more than one individual is appointed to be the presiding officer, the president or designee shall designate one person to make decisions concerning discovery, closure, means of recording adjudicative proceedings, and similar matters.
[Statutory Authority: Chapters
28B.19 [28B.50], 34.05, and
28B.50 RCW. WSR 22-18-027, § 132T-09-005, filed 8/29/22, effective 9/29/22; Order 72-8, § 132T-09-005, filed 5/2/72.]