Job Description and Duties
The California Department of Insurance (CDI), Administrative Hearing Bureau, is looking for a C.E.A, Level B, to serve as our Chief Administrative Law Judge!
Under the general direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Special Counsel to the Commissioner Branch of the California Department of Insurance (CDI), the Career Executive Assignment (CEA, B) will serve as the Chief Administrative Law Judge and administratively oversees the Administrative Hearing Bureau (AHB), which consists of quasi-judicial, legal, and clerical staff. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, and providing strategic leadership through a subordinate supervisor, the Supervising Administrative Law Judge. The incumbent will be responsible for the critical policy implementation, strategic planning, and management of the AHB. The incumbent encompasses critical functions, including overseeing the implementation of key policies, driving strategic planning initiatives, and ensuring the effective management and operational success of the AHB. The incumbent will guide the development and execution of AHB objectives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and statutory mandates while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
These policies include first and foremost, supporting the Insurance Commissioner’s responsibility to protect California consumers from insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. The incumbent is responsible for oversight of rate hearings, which can be technical and require insurance expertise. Secondly, the creation of the AHB by the Legislature in 2001 was to support the Insurance Commissioner’s enforcement of insurance violations under Insurance Code section 790.03 which involve unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. The incumbent is charged with having the knowledge and expertise to hear and decide such matters in support of the above policies, as well as identify emerging trends that need to be raised to the level of executive management for further decision-making. This position is responsible for ensuring that duplication of efforts and contradictory results are avoided if such matters were otherwise sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Occasional travel may be required within and/or outside the state of California via private or public transportation (i.e., automobile, airplane, etc.). Travel may include overnight stay(s).
This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code. The position is responsible for making or participating in the making of governmental decisions that may potentially have a material effect on personal financial interests. The appointee is required to complete Form 700 within 30 days of appointment. Failure to comply with the Conflict of Interest Code requirements may void the appointment.
Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 and related Pay Differential 386. PLP 2025 requires employees to receive a reduction in pay in exchange for monthly hours of PLP 2025 leave credits. The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay. For more information, visit the CalHR website (www.calhr.ca.gov).
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This position is located in Oakland.
