{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-1210.17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 1210.17","heading":"Hearings.","body":"(a) Right to a hearing. An appellant has a right to a hearing as set forth in 5 U.S.C. 7701(a).\n(b) General. Hearings may be held in-person, by video or by telephone at the discretion of the administrative judge.\n(c) Scheduling the hearing. The administrative judge will set the hearing date during the initial status conference. A hearing generally will be scheduled to occur no later than 18 days after the appeal is filed.\n(d) Length of hearings. Hearings generally will be limited to no more than 1 day. The administrative judge, at his or her discretion, may allow for a longer hearing.\n(e) Court reporters. The MSPB will contract for a court reporter to be present at hearings.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER II—MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD","SUBCHAPTER A—ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES","PART 1210—PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR AN APPEAL OF A REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF A SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEE BY THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS"],"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":"e41b6eb2d899bc5e0ccbec050a303bab4ac8721fe89246bad655ec4947ae5bb8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-1210.16","next":"us/5-cfr-1210.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}