Effective August 28, 2010, the Administrative Hearing Commission will no longer have jurisdiction to hear cases involving the Missouri Ethics Commission. Section 105.961, as amended by SB 844.
| State of Missouri | Jeremiah W. (Jay) Nixon, Governor |
Administrative Hearing Commission
Truman State Office Building, Room 640
301 West High Street P.O. Box 1557
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Telephone 573/751-2422
Facsimile 573/751-5018
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Gov. Jay Nixon today announced his appointment of Mary E. Nelson, an attorney from St. Louis, to a six-year term on the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission. Since January 2009, Nelson has served as Director of Boards and Commissions for the Governor's office.
"Throughout her career, Mary has demonstrated a sharp legal acumen and an extraordinary commitment to public service," Gov. Nixon said. "I know she will bring that same dedication to her new role on the Administrative Hearing Commission, and the people of Missouri will continue to benefit from her work."
Prior to joining Gov. Nixon's administration, Nelson was an officer in the firm of Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C., working in the construction and corporate practice groups. From 2006 until March 2008, she was General Counsel for The Kwame Building Group Inc., a major construction management firm based in St. Louis.
In addition to positions with other private firms, Nelson served as General Counsel and Legislative Director for the Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives from 1996 to 1997; was General Counsel for the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) from 1993 to 1996; and was Director of Small and Minority Business Development for the SLDC's predecessor organization from 1982 to 1986. She also served as president of the St. Louis City Board of Police Commissioners from 2002 to 2004. Ms. Nelson earned a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University in 1977 and her juris doctorate from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1980.
The Administrative Hearing Commission is a neutral, independent administrative tribunal that decides disputes involving state agencies and another party, usually a private person or corporation. The Commission typically decides the cases after a trial-type hearing. The commissioners do not sit as a body; instead, each commissioner hears evidence and arguments from the state agency and from the other party and decides a case as an individual. Any party, including the state agency, may seek review of the Administrative Hearing Commission's decision from the judicial branch.
The Governor's appointment will be subject to confirmation by the Missouri Senate.
The Administrative Hearing Commission (“AHC”) has been given jurisdiction, effective August 28, 2010, over appeals from employment actions against state merit employees. Any merit employee who has been dismissed, involuntarily demoted for cause, or suspended for more than five working days has the right to appeal this decision to the AHC. The appeal must set forth the employee’s reasons for claiming that the action was for political, religious or racial reasons, or not for the good of the service. In addition, jurisdiction over employee “whistle blower” cases will be transferred to the AHC on the same date.
The AHC cases are now searchable on the AHC web site. If you go to the AHC web site http://oa.mo.gov/ahc/ and click on the AHC Case Search link on the left, it will take you to the search screen.
You can search by:
- the case number: 07-1204 TM or 07-1204*
- the case name (you can use the * as a wild card): *Perry*
- the case status: Active if you want to see all Active AHC cases
- the case type: If you want to see all BN - Board of Nursing cases.
(Types with DIFP in the name are the cases after the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions, and Professional Registration was created. Types with DED in the name are the cases when Professional Registration was still under the Department of Economic Development)
or, you can search by any combination:
- Case Number 08-*
- Case Status Active
- Case Type BN-Board of Nursing
the above combination will give you all the active BN cases filed in 2008.
- Case Status Active
- Case Name *Perry* the above combination will give you all the active cases with Perry in the name of the case.
