Saint Paul – Governor Tim Pawlenty today announced the reappointment of Raymond R. Krause as Chief Administrative Law Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH).

Krause, of Arden Hills, has been the Chief OAH Judge since 2004. Previously, he was the assistant commissioner for tax policy for the Minnesota Department of Revenue from 2003 to 2004, Minnesota Tax Court Judge from 1998 to 2003, dean and a professor of law at Hamline University School of Law from 1994 to 1998, and senior vice president for government and community affairs with The Pillsbury Company and Grand Metropolitan Inc. from 1984 to 1994. Krause earned his juris doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C. in 1978 and his bachelor of science degree from Georgetown University in 1973. Krause, 58, is appointed to another six-year term that expires on June 30, 2016.

The Office of Administrative Hearings conducts administrative law hearings for most state agencies and many local governments, as well as all hearings on workers’ compensation benefit claims. The office also exercises general supervision over state agency rulemaking.

The Chief Administrative Law Judge must be learned in the law and is appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The salary for this full-time, paid position is $127,220 annually. The Chief Judge appoints other administrative law judges and compensation judges as necessary to fulfill the duties of the office.