{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1201.144","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1201.144","heading":"Hearing procedures; referring the record.","body":"(a) The official designated to hold an informal hearing requested by a career appointee whose removal from the Senior Executive Service has been proposed under 5 U.S.C. 3592(a)(2) and 5 CFR 359.502 will be a judge, as defined at § 1201.4(a) of this part.\n(b) The appointee, the appointee's representative, or both may appear and present arguments in an informal hearing before the judge. A verbatim record of the proceeding will be made. The appointee has no other procedural rights before the judge or the Board.\n(c) The judge will refer a copy of the record to the Special Counsel, the Office of Personnel Management, and the employing agency for whatever action may be appropriate.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1201—PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES","Subpart D—Procedures for Original Jurisdiction Cases"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"920dd7ba47d5cce261b3b379cb759830d71128b5d4b3218b47c1eb50290a1e62","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1201.143","next":"us/5-cfr-1201.145"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}