Schedule hearings.

“Schedule hearings.” is a supplemental task performed by Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 4th by importance (#11 most important). About 56% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Direct legal activities. in Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E2. Exposure with tools — software built on top of a language model (not the model alone) could cut the time by at least half.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.50. Automation potential label: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Determine existence and amount of liability according to current laws, administrative and judicial precedents, and available evidence. · importance 4.7
• Monitor and direct the activities of trials and hearings to ensure that they are conducted fairly and that courts administer justice while safeguarding the legal rights of all involved parties. · importance 4.7
• Prepare written opinions and decisions. · importance 4.7
• Authorize payment of valid claims and determine method of payment. · importance 4.6
• Conduct hearings to review and decide claims regarding issues, such as social program eligibility, environmental protection, or enforcement of health and safety regulations. · importance 4.6
• Research and analyze laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions to prepare for hearings and to determine conclusions. · importance 4.5
• Review and evaluate data on documents, such as claim applications, birth or death certificates, or physician or employer records. · importance 4.4
• Recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or compromise settlements according to laws, regulations, policies, and precedent decisions. · importance 4.3
• Rule on exceptions, motions, and admissibility of evidence. · importance 4.3
• Explain to claimants how they can appeal rulings that go against them. · importance 4.2
• Confer with individuals or organizations involved in cases to obtain relevant information. · importance 4.0
• Issue subpoenas and administer oaths in preparation for formal hearings. · importance 3.8
• Conduct studies of appeals procedures in field agencies to ensure adherence to legal requirements and to facilitate determination of cases. · importance 3.6

See all tasks on the Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-21181,
  title  = {Schedule hearings.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-21181}
}