independent appellate process
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term “independent appellate process” means a review by an agency official who does not directly or indirectly report to the agency official who made the material supervisory determination under review.
Source
- 1994–present12 U.S.C. § 4806Banks and Banking · Regulatory appeals process, ombudsman, and alternative dispute resolution · for purposes of this section