Last Update: 3/3/2011 (Transmittal I-1-61)
Renumbered from HALLEX section I-1-0-3
The Hearings, Appeals and Litigation Law (HALLEX) manual communicates
guiding principles and procedures to hearing level and Appeals Council
adjudicators, i.e., administrative law judges
(ALJ), attorney advisors, administrative appeals judges (AAJ), and
appeals officers (AO), and to their support staff.
HALLEX serves as a reference source for staff throughout the Office of
Hearings Operations (OHO) and the Office of Analytics, Review, and Oversight
(OARO) and for staff in other Social Security Administration components;
however, each division and part addresses a primary audience.
The primary audience for each division of Volume I is as follows:
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Division
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Primary
Audience
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Division 1
- General Subjects
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All OHO and OARO headquarters and field
adjudicators and support staff
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Division 2
- ALJ Hearings
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All ALJs, attorney advisors, paralegal
analysts, and hearing office (HO) support staff
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Division 3
- Appeals Council Review
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AAJs, AOs, and Office of Appellate
Operations (OAO) analysts and support staff
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Division 4
- Civil Actions
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AAJs, AOs, and OAO analysts
and support staff
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Division 5 - Temporary Instructions
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All OHO and OARO headquarters and field
adjudicators and support staff
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The primary audience for each part of Volume II is as follows:
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Part
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Primary
Audience
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Part 4 - Preambles
to Selected Regulations
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All OHO and OARO headquarters and
field adjudicators and support staff
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Part 5 - Appeals Council Interpretations
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All OHO and OARO headquarters and field
adjudicators and support staff
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