Closing Date: 15th June, 2026
Description:
Job Description and Duties:The California Department of Insurance (CDI), Administrative Hearing Bureau, is looking for a C.E.A, Level B, to serve as our Chief Administrative Law Judge!
Under the general direction of the Deputy Commissioner, Special Counsel to the Commissioner Branch of the California Department of Insurance (CDI), the Career Executive Assignment (CEA, B) will serve as the Chief Administrative Law Judge and administratively oversees the Administrative Hearing Bureau (AHB), which consists of quasi-judicial, legal, and clerical staff. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, organizing, and providing strategic leadership through a subordinate supervisor, the Supervising Administrative Law Judge. The incumbent will be responsible for the critical policy implementation, strategic planning, and management of the AHB. The incumbent encompasses critical functions, including overseeing the implementation of key policies, driving strategic planning initiatives, and ensuring the effective management and operational success of the AHB. The incumbent will guide the development and execution of AHB objectives, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and statutory mandates while fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
These policies include first and foremost, supporting the Insurance Commissioner's responsibility to protect California consumers from insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate or unfairly discriminatory. The incumbent is responsible for oversight of rate hearings, which can be technical and require insurance expertise. Secondly, the creation of the AHB by the Legislature in 2001 was to support the Insurance Commissioner's enforcement of insurance violations under Insurance Code section 790.03 which involve unfair methods of competition and unfair and deceptive acts or practices in the business of insurance. The incumbent is charged with having the knowledge and expertise to hear and decide such matters in support of the above policies, as well as identify emerging trends that need to be raised to the level of executive management for further decision-making. This position is responsible for ensuring that duplication of efforts and contradictory results are avoided if such matters were otherwise sent to the Office of Administrative Hearings.
Occasional travel may be required within and/or outside the state of California via private or public transportation (i.e., automobile, airplane, etc.). Travel may include overnight stay(s).
This position is designated under the Conflict of Interest Code. The position is responsible for making or participating in the making of governmental decisions that may potentially have a material effect on personal financial interests. The appointee is required to complete Form 700 within 30 days of appointment. Failure to comply with the Conflict of Interest Code requirements may void the appointment.
Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program (PLP) 2025 and related Pay Differential 386. PLP 2025 requires employees to receive a reduction in pay in exchange for monthly hours of PLP 2025 leave credits. The salary range(s) included on this job posting do not reflect the reduction in pay. For more information, visit the CalHR website (www.calhr.ca.gov).
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This position is located in Oakland.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement. (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=31781860&name=413-XXX-7500-XXXProposedCEADutyStatement1.28.2025-Copy.pdf)
Working Conditions:
- Eligible for telework in accordance with CDIs telework policy. Teleworking employees may be required to report to their headquarters office location on designated telework days. Travel expenses are not reimbursed, however other authorized transit subsidies do exist for those who qualify.
- Work in a high-rise office building in an open space environment (e.g., artificial lighting, controlled temperature).
- Daily use of computer keyboard, mouse, camera for virtual meetings, standard office equipment, telephone, and related software applications at a workstation.
Minimum Requirements:
This position does not have a Classification Specification. Requirements and qualifications for this position can be found in this announcement. For additional questions, please contact the hiring department listed below.
C. E. A. (https://hrnet.calhr.ca.gov/CalHRNet/SpecCrossReference.aspx?ClassID=7500)
Additional Documents
Department Information:
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) was created in 1868 as part of a national system of state-based insurance regulation. The insurance market place has changed dramatically over time, but consumer protection continues to be the core of CDI's mission.
Led by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, the California Department of Insurance is the consumer protection agency for the nation's largest insurance marketplace and safeguards all of the state's consumers by fairly regulating the insurance industry. All of CDI's functions, including overseeing insurer solvency, licensing agents and brokers, conducting market conduct reviews, resolving consumer complaints, and investigating and prosecuting insurance fraud, are to protect consumers.
Our nearly 1,400 dedicated employees work diligently to protect Californians from insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, oversee insurer solvency to pay claims, set standards for agents and broker licensing, perform market conduct reviews of insurance companies, resolve consumer complaints, and investigate and prosecute insurance fraud.
CDI's shared core values of Integrity, Dedication, Accountability, Adaptability, and Teamwork serve as our foundation. They embody who we are as an organization, what we believe in, and where we are going. As public servants, we strive to adhere to these core principles and reflect them in our interactions with each other, our stakeholders, and all Californians.
Office of the Special Counsel
Administrative Hearing Bureau
This position is headquartered in Oakland.
Department Website: http://www.insurance.ca.gov
Special Requirements:
The Chief Administrative Law Judge must adhere to the California Code of Judicial Ethics and be a member of the State Bar of California.
Application Instructions:
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 6/15/2026
Who May Apply:
Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.
How to Apply:
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
C. E. A. (https://hrnet.calhr.ca.gov/CalHRNet/SpecCrossReference.aspx?ClassID=7500)
Additional Documents
- Job Application Package Checklist (http://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobApplicationPackageChecklist.aspx?JobControlId=516829)
- Duty Statement (https://www.calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/FileDownload.aspx?aid=31781860&name=413-XXX-7500-XXXProposedCEADutyStatement1.28.2025-Copy.pdf)
Department Information:
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) was created in 1868 as part of a national system of state-based insurance regulation. The insurance market place has changed dramatically over time, but consumer protection continues to be the core of CDI's mission.
Led by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara, the California Department of Insurance is the consumer protection agency for the nation's largest insurance marketplace and safeguards all of the state's consumers by fairly regulating the insurance industry. All of CDI's functions, including overseeing insurer solvency, licensing agents and brokers, conducting market conduct reviews, resolving consumer complaints, and investigating and prosecuting insurance fraud, are to protect consumers.
Our nearly 1,400 dedicated employees work diligently to protect Californians from insurance rates that are excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory, oversee insurer solvency to pay claims, set standards for agents and broker licensing, perform market conduct reviews of insurance companies, resolve consumer complaints, and investigate and prosecute insurance fraud.
CDI's shared core values of Integrity, Dedication, Accountability, Adaptability, and Teamwork serve as our foundation. They embody who we are as an organization, what we believe in, and where we are going. As public servants, we strive to adhere to these core principles and reflect them in our interactions with each other, our stakeholders, and all Californians.
Office of the Special Counsel
Administrative Hearing Bureau
This position is headquartered in Oakland.
Department Website: http://www.insurance.ca.gov
Special Requirements:
The Chief Administrative Law Judge must adhere to the California Code of Judicial Ethics and be a member of the State Bar of California.
Application Instructions:
Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered. Dates printed on Mobile Bar Codes, such as the Quick Response (QR) Codes available at the USPS, are not considered Postmark dates for the purpose of determining timely filing of an application.
Final Filing Date: 6/15/2026
Who May Apply:
Individuals who are eligible to be appointed to this Career Executive Assignment (CEA) by the State of California.
How to Apply:
Complete Application Packages (including your Examination/Employment Application (STD 678) and applicable or required documents) must be submitted to apply for this Job Posting. Application Packages may be submitted electronically through your CalCareer Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. When submitting your application in hard copy, a completed copy of the Application Package listing must be included. If you choose to not apply electronically, a hard copy application package may be submitted through an alternative method listed below:
Address for Mailing Application Packages
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
You may submit your application and any applicable or required documents to:
Department of Insurance
CDI Examinations
Attn: Exam Unit-CEA B, Chief Administrative Law Judge, AHB
Human Resources Management Division
300 Capitol Mall, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
CDI Examinations
Attn: Exam Unit-CEA B, Chief Administrative Law Judge, AHB
Human Resources Management Division
300 Capitol Mall, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Address for Drop-Off Application Packages
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
You may drop off your application and any applicable or required documents at:
Department of Insurance
CDI Examinations
Exam Unit-CEA B, Chief Administrative Law Judge, AHB
Human Resources Management Division
300 Capitol Mall, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
CDI Examinations
Exam Unit-CEA B, Chief Administrative Law Judge, AHB
Human Resources Management Division
300 Capitol Mall, 13th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Required Application Package Documents
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:
- Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Ed
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