Opinion ID: 1408147
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Function of the committee

Text: Triem argues that the Lubin/Zorich committee violated his due process rights by improperly taking on the dual roles of adjudicator and prosecutor. In support of this contention, Triem points to the second and third hearings, in which the committee called and questioned the witnesses. We have held that due process is not violated when a hearing committee questions or calls witnesses, as long as no predisposition against the respondent is shown. In re Cornelius, 520 P.2d 76, 83-84, aff'd on reh'g, 521 P.2d 497, 498 (Alaska 1974). Triem has made no showing of a predisposition of the committee against him. [10] In fact, the record indicates that the committee, in an effort to give Triem the fullest opportunity to present his defense, allowed late filings and heard the additional testimony of the loan officer.