Legal Examinations
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) Legal Division provide professional and ethical legal advice and zealous representation to enable the Department to develop, implement, operate, and enforce the CDSS mission and program policies.
Our Administrative Law Judges provide support in the State Hearings Division to resolve disputes of applicants and recipients of public benefit programs in an impartial, independent, fair, and timely manner, ensuring that due process is met in accordance with federal and state law. For further information on legal services, please access the following link at State Hearings (ca.gov).