Office of Administrative Law Judges - Overview

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​Honorable V. Stuart Couch
Acting Chief Judge​

​​​Honorable Darrell L. Fun
Judge

​​Honorable Alisa M. Tapia
Judge

​Read the Judges Biographies

​​ ​Circuit A​ssignments​​​

​​​  Cases in Alaska and Hawaii will be rotated among judges.
  ​​Emergencies will be assigned across circuits based on availability.



Circuit I: Vacant
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia ​

Circuit II: Acting Chief Judge Couch
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia​

Circuit III: Judge Tapia
Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin

​​Circuit IV: Judge Fun
Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming​​​​

Staff​

Director, John DeLisi​

Case Manager, Cresence Birder

Attorney Advisor, Katy Primosch 

Attorney Advisor, Chad Mayer

​Paralegal Specialist, Vacant

Paralegal Specialist, Vacant​

​Mission Support Specialist, Vacant

Case Managment Analyst, Karen Marquess

Legal Assistant (Hearings), Audrey Moores​

​​​​Document Submission

When contacting or submitting information to the NTSB, you may do so via email at ALJappeals@ntsb.gov. However, if you are submitting documents that include personally identifiable information, such as your certificate number, your address or medical information, please use the Document Submission button below to access BOX, our secure email system. This button will take you to a secure email page where you can enter a s​ubject line, attach the relevant documents, and press the submit button to send your message.

Document Submission​​
Updated May 1, 2025   

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