The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced the appointment of Judge Stephen Woody as its chief administrative law judge.
The board said it acts as a “court of appeals” when airmen, mechanics or mariners face certificate action by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or the U.S. Coast Guard Commandant, or when civil penalties are assessed by the FAA.
“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. !’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," said NTSB chair Jennifer Homendy.
Woody has been with the NTSB since 2012 and has been acting chief since Alfonso Montaño retired in late 2022.