The National Association of Hearing Officials, Inc., is a professional nonprofit organization formed in 1987 comprised of individuals involved in the process of administrative adjudication. The twelve-member Board of Directors is elected by NAHO's membership and represents all sections of the country and a variety of administrative jurisdictions.

The mission of the National Association of Hearing Officials is to improve the fairness and effectiveness of the administrative hearing process, thus benefiting hearing officials, their employing agencies, and the individuals those agencies serve by: 

~promoting professionalism;

~offering instruction on sound administrative adjudication practices and procedures;

~providing year-round continuing legal and adjudicative education;

~affording a national forum for discussion of important issues; and

~furnishing leadership concerning the administrative hearing process.

JOIN US IN SAN DIEGO!

Join your colleagues the 2018 Professional Development Conference in San Diego. The conference is structured to deliver an array of educational courses on general administrative law topics, elimination of bias, hearings practice, and specialized subjects such as writing, evidence (basic and advanced), hearing management, ethical issues, alternative dispute resolution (basic and advanced) and many more timely subjects.

The Conference will be held at the Marriott Marquis and Marina in San Diego. The hotel is adjacent to the Marina Walk—a waterfront walkway that will take you through a number of parks and the marina. The Gaslamp Quarter, a short, flat, easy walk from the hotel, is on the National Registry of Historic Places and is home to fascinating boutiques, galleries, live music venues and dining choices ranging from casual to upscale. If you’d like to visit Balboa Park, Old Town, Coronado, or San Diego’s world-renowned zoo, there is a hop-on, hop-off trolley bus which stops directly outside the hotel to take you there.