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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Has anyone heard much about new Judges being hired?  I can't make sense of what is going on.  Some people are mad that's all I've really heard.  Is there any more information?[/quote]

BVA attorney here. They hired many new judges from outside of the agency so it was a real morale killer for BVA people who want to be judges. I don’t write for any of the new judges and I don’t know anyone who does so I haven’t heard whether they are ok to work for. My guess is management wanted new blood and it’s a slap in the face to many senior attorneys who would make great judges. [/quote]

Last I heard, all the "outsider" judges are still in training and they haven't been given teams yet.  When they're "ready" (again, with NO EXPERIENCE in this area of law), more reassignments will likely occur, so it's possible you may still be reassigned.  Imagine how fun that'll be - drafting decisions for a judge who's never done this kind of work?  And they're supposed to be able to rate draft decisions?  What a slap in the face to BVA attorneys with actual experience signing BVA decisions!  Of course, nothing new at the BVA . . .  We say we care, but we act like we don't.  [/quote]

More likely than not, the new judges without prior experience will simply sign the decisions that are given to them. On the plus side, the attorneys under them will have more influence over decisions and won't be second-guessed by their judges.[/quote]

That's what would make sense, but I've heard at least one VLJ, with no prior experience, from the last hiring cycle is quite difficult to work for.  Who knows how it'll go with this new crop? [/quote]

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