Legal Opinion
Shapiro v. Social Security Administration
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided September 1, 2015No. 2014-3113PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUGHES, Circuit Judge.
Mark Shapiro appeals the Merit Systems Protection Board’s finding of good cause to remove him from his position as an administrative law judge. Because the Board did not err in concluding that Mr. Shapiro’s production was dramatically lower than similarly situated ALJs, and that this failure to manage his caseload constitutes good cause for removal, we affirm.
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Mr. Shapiro began working for the Social Security Administration as an administrative law judge in the New York Hearing Office in 1997. As early as 1998, the Agency informed Mr. Shapiro that his performance was…
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- Kahn v. Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 2010
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