On Aug. 13, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) announced the appointment of Jonathan H. Adler as one of six new public members of the conference.
“I am honored to receive this appointment and look forward to working with other members of the conference to enhance the administrative procedures upon which so many depend,” Adler commented.
ACUS is an independent federal agency in the executive branch charged with identifying and promoting improvements in the efficiency, adequacy, and fairness of the procedures by which federal agencies conduct regulatory programs, administer grants and benefits, protect the public interest, and perform other essential governmental functions. Public members are “members of the practicing bar, scholars in the field of administrative law or government, or others specially informed by knowledge and experience with respect to federal administrative procedure” who are appointed for a two-year term by the chair. A full list of public members may be seen here.
"We are immensely proud of Jonathan Adler’s appointment to the Administrative Conference of the United States,” said dean Paul Rose. “His selection to this prestigious body is a testament to his outstanding scholarship, deep expertise in administrative law, and his commitment to advancing thoughtful, effective governance. We take great pride in our faculty’s national and international impact, and his appointment is a reflection of the excellence we strive for in all that we do."
Adler is the inaugural Johan Verheij Memorial Professor of Law and founding Director of the Coleman P. Burke Center for Environmental Law at the CWRU School of Law. He teaches courses in administrative, environmental and constitutional law and regularly writes in those fields. His administrative law scholarship has been cited in the U.S. Supreme Court, Ohio Supreme Court and multiple federal courts of appeals. A recent study identified Adler as one of the five most cited legal academics in the fields of administrative and/or environmental law.