Constance B. Tobias

Chair, Departmental Appeals Board at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Judge Tobias was appointed as Chair of the Departmental Appeals Board on April 29, 2007. She previously served at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs as a Chief Veterans Law Judge of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. In addition, Judge Tobias served as Counsel to the Chairman and was also a staff attorney. She received her Juris Doctorate from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s Degree from Saint Augustine’s College. Judge Tobias lives in Maryland with her husband and has two children.