Cir. 1988). Judge Ginsburg wrote an opinion that was joined by Judge Silberman. a Reagan appointee. and from which Judge Mikva. a Carter appointee. dissented. In that opinion. she ruled that an alien who was present in this country on a visitors visa. and who was denied adjustment of status to permanent resident alien. had to first exhaust her administrative remedies provided for by law before seeking Judicial recourse. This is an elementary principle of administrative law that. when properly adhered to as Judge Ginsburg did in this case. reduces litigation and permits adjudication. if it must finally occur. to be based on a fully developed record. In Dronenburg v.