[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 5, Volume 2] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 5CFR930.204] [Page 587] TITLE 5--ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (CONTINUED) PART 930_PROGRAMS FOR SPECIFIC POSITIONS AND EXAMINATIONS (MISCELLANEOUS)--Table of Contents Subpart B_Appointment, Pay, and Removal of Administrative Law Judges Sec. 930.204 Promotion. (a) When OPM places an occupied administrative law judge position at a higher level, OPM will direct the promotion of the incumbent administrative law judge. The promotion will be effective on the date named by OPM. (b) When OPM places one of an agency's administrative law judge positions at a higher level on the basis of the position's managerial and administrative nature, an agency may promote one of its administrative law judges to such a position, provided the selection and/or promotion is in accordance with regular civil service procedures. [56 FR 6209, Feb. 14, 1991]