The NTSB announced the appointment of Judge Stephen Woody as the chief administrative law judge for the agency. Judge Woody has been with the agency for over ten years and has served in an acting capacity since Alfonso Montaño retired as Chief Judge in December 2022.
He joined the NTSB in August 2012 as an administrative law judge, deciding cases in the Office of Administrative Law Judges Circuit I, including the northeastern United States and parts of the Midwest.
“In addition to holding airmen, mechanics, and mariners to the highest possible standards, our administrative law judges ensure those standards are fairly and justly applied — both of which contribute to transportation safety,” NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said. “I’m so pleased that Chief Judge Woody will continue his tenure at the NTSB Office of Administrative Law Judges, where he and his colleagues will continue to protect safety in our skies and on our seas.”
Before he arrived at the NTSB, Chief Judge Woody served as an administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration. He is a retired colonel of the U.S. Air Force, having served over 22 years as a judge advocate in a variety of positions, including a military judge. He graduated from West Virginia University and the West Virginia University College of Law.
The NTSB acts as the “court of appeals” for any airman, mechanic or mariner, whenever certificate action is taken by the FAA or the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, or when civil penalties are assessed by the FAA.
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