n.an official appointed by a government agency to conduct an investigation or administrative hearing so that the agency can exercise its statutory powers
After hearing testimony from medical examiner Dr. Kevin Horn and arguments from both sides, the jury deliberated for about an hour and a half before reaching a verdict.
The office has shaken up its management team and cracked down on underperforming laboratory technicians like the one whose sloppy work prompted the review, medical examiner officials said at a council oversight hearing.