National Office

Location

Judges

• Chief Judge: Stephen R. Henley
• Associate Chief Judge for Longshore and Immigration: Paul R. Almanza
• Acting Associate Chief Judge for Black Lung: Dierdra M. Howard

For general inquiries, inquiries regarding unassigned cases, or cases assigned to Judges Henley, Almanza, or Howard, email OALJ-Questions@dol.gov. For inquiries related to cases assigned to a district office, contact that office directly.

Key Personnel

• Acting Director, Office of Program Operations and Enterprise Business Process Owner: Jorge A. Barrera
        Phone: 202-693-7564
• General Counsel: Alyssa Kaercher
        Phone: 202-693-7347
• Acting Chief of Docketing: Kristian Hinojosa
        Phone: 202-779-0051
• FOIA Coordinator: Amy Cacchione
        Phone: 412-644-4044

Program Areas

• Black Lung: Francesca Ford
        Phone: 513-684-6027
• Immigration: David Manno
        Phone:  202-693-7312
• Longshore: Yelena Zaslavskaya
        Phone: 202-693-7395
• Whistleblower: Josh Van Cleave
        Phone: 513-684-6024
• Mediation: Jashawn N. Stewart
        Phone: 202-693-7369

Hours

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Closed on federal holidays

Directions

The Office of Administrative Law Judges National Office is located in the Frances Perkins Building.

Directions to the Frances Perkins Building are available at: https://www.dol.gov/general/aboutdol/visit.