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ABRAMS v. SOCIAL SEC. ADMIN.

No. 2011-3177.

703 F.3d 538 (2012)

Richard L. ABRAMS, Petitioner, v. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

December 28, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter B. Broida , of Arlington, VA, argued for petitioner.

Elizabeth M. Hosford , Senior Trial Counsel, Classification Unit, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent. With her on the brief were Stuart F. Delery , Acting Assistant Attorney General, Jeanne E. Davidson , Director, and Brian M. Simkin , Assistant Director. Of counsel was Allison Kidd-Miller , Trial Counsel.

Donald J. Willy , Association of Administrative Law Judges, of Houston, TX, for amicus curiae Association of Administrative Law Judges.

Before LOURIE, CLEVENGER, and WALLACH, Circuit Judges.

WALLACH, Circuit Judge.

Judge Richard L. Abrams appeals from the Merit Systems Protection Board ("Board") decision upholding his removal by the Social Security Administration ("Agency") from his position as an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"). Because the legal challenges are meritless and substantial evidence supports the Board's findings that good cause existed to remove Judge Abrams from his position, we affirm.

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