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This is an accountable judgment call. Someone has to weigh the full situation and stand behind the decision, and that's you, often with legal or professional responsibility.
Part of Investigate criminal or legal matters, under the O*NET work activity group Getting Information. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 7 stays human).
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- Conduct hearings to review and decide claims regarding issues, such as social program eligibility, environmental protection, or enforcement of health and safety regulations.
- Preside over hearings and listen to allegations made by plaintiffs to determine whether the evidence supports the charges.
- Conduct hearings to obtain information or evidence relative to disposition of claims.
- Conduct preliminary hearings to decide issues, such as whether there is reasonable and probable cause to hold defendants in felony cases.
- Debate the merits of proposals and bill amendments during floor sessions, following the appropriate rules of procedure.
- Hear testimony from constituents, representatives of interest groups, board and commission members, and others with an interest in bills or issues under consideration.
- Conduct or direct investigations or hearings to resolve complaints or violations of laws, or testify at such hearings.