CFTC mum on judge controversy

摘要

The CFTC denied the request of retiring Administrative Law Judge George H. Painter to have his remaining cases reassigned to a judge detailed from another agency. Judge Painter created quite a stir when, in announcing his retirement in September, he made the request that his cases not be given to fellow CFTC Administrative Law Judge Bruce Levine, alleging Levine was biased against complainants. The request was part of a notice sent to complainants and their attorneys in Painter's remaining cases. Painter claimed that Levine had told him that he had promised former CFTC Chair Wendy Gramm "that he would never rule in a complainant's favor." Painter's notice goes on to say, "A review of his rulings will confirm that he has fulfilled his vow." He included a 2000 Wall Street Journal article supportive of his allegations.