PLEASE JOIN US IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL, WASHINGTON, D.C.
FOR THE 63rd ANNUAL FALJC TRAINING SEMINAR
– REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN–
Join us in our nation’s capital for the 63rd Annual Training Seminar of the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference! Once again, we’ve put together an amazing program for the premier educational conference catering to the nation’s federal adversarial and non-adversarial administrative law judges.
Hear from experts on developments in federal administrative law, updates on Supreme Court decisions impacting ALJs, insights and new skills for dispute resolution, judicial ethics, and a chief judge’s roundtable, among other informative topics.
WHEN: Wednesday September 23 and Thursday September 24, 2026
WHERE: The District of Columbia Bar Center, 901 4th Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, a 10-minute walk from the Gallery Place Metro Station and a 9-minute walk from the Judiciary Square Metro Station
LODGING: Hotel rooms available below the current per diem rate for $239 plus applicable tax per night at the Holiday Inn Express located at 317 K Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001. The hotel is just over one block away from the DC Bar Center.
Reserve your room through the FALJC Booking Link – Holiday Inn Express DC Downtown or call (202) 770-3636 to make your reservation under the Federal Administrative Law Judges Conference room block. The rooms will be held for reservation at the special rate until August 23, 2026.
Please note the hotel cancellation policy of less than three business days will incur one night’s room rate plus applicable tax. Check-in time is 4:00 p.m. and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. with special arrangements subject to availability. Valet parking $55 overnight but may be more for oversized vehicles.
AGENDA: Coming Soon! CLE will be requested.
SEMINAR MATERIALS: Coming Soon!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS:
* Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law
* Judge Beth Bloom, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida
* Ross Guberman, Professorial Lecturer in Law, George Washington University Law School
* Andrew Ziaja, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Baltimore
* Sheryl Grubb, Chief of Staff, Division Director, Communications and Public Affairs, Federal Protective Service
* Denise J. Perme, LICSW, Associate Director, Lawyer Assistance Program, District of Columbia Bar
* Nikki Irish, LICSW, Outreach & Education Coordinator, Lawyer Assistance Program, District of Columbia Bar
* Peter Noone, Avery Dooley & Noone, Partner, Federal Employment Lawyer
* Victoria Nourse, Ralph V. Whitworth Professor in Law, Georgetown Law School
* Amit Agarwal, Special Counsel, Protect Democracy,
* Heather Bupp, Esq., Office of the Legal Advisor, U.S. Department of State
* Nicholas Ohanesian, Hearing Office Chief Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration
Registration Fees for In-Person Seminar Attendance:
FALJC Member as of date of registration:
Early Bird FALJC Member (5/1/26 – 7/1/26) $350
FALJC Member (7/2/26 – 9/22/26) $380
Non-FALJC Member as of date of registration:
(Federal ALJs, law clerks, government attorneys, and other AJs/IJs) $400
Registration Fees for Online Seminar Attendance:
FALJC Member as of date of registration: $275
Non-FALJC Member as of date of registration (including law clerks, government attorneys, and other AJs/IJs): $350
