Section 952.26 - Judicial Officer(a) The Judicial Officer is authorized:(1) To act as presiding officer;(2) To render tentative decisions;(3) To render final agency decisions;(4) To issue Postal Service orders for the Postmaster General;(5) To refer the record in any proceeding to the Postmaster General or the Deputy Postmaster General for final agency decision;(6) To remand a case to the presiding officer for consideration; and,(7) To revise or amend these rules of practice.(b) In determining appeals from initial decisions or exceptions to tentative decisions, the entire official record will be considered before a final agency decision is rendered. Before rendering a final agency decision, the Judicial Officer may order the hearing reopened for the presentation of additional evidence by the parties.