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YOUR ODDS OF A FAVORABLE DISABILITY DECISION AT THE FLORENCE AL HEARING OFFICE

 

When a Social Security disability application has been denied at the first two levels it is sent for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge. In Madison, Limestone, Morgan and Cullman, cases usually go to a judge in the Florence, Alabama Office of Hearings Operations (commonly called the  Florence "hearing office").

What are your odds with a judge in Florence? Here are their numbers, updated to October 31, 2024. The first number is the percentage of cases approved. The second number is each judge's total number of decisions (dispositions) for 2024.

Judge          Percentage Approved      Case Dispositions 2024

Digby, Patrick R.

32%

                    282

Green, Gloria W

50%

                    26

Grimes, James

49%

                     17

Lewis, Jason A

52%

                     288

Naylor, Amy H

 83%

                      6

Paschall, Ann G.

0%

                       0

Richey, Mallette

43%

                       267

Shimer, Scott C

0%

                       2

Weaver, Cynthia G

16%

                       192

Williams, Lori J

52%

                       298

Wright, Douglas A

71%

                       79__

TOTALS

43%

                       1700

The national average award rate for Administrative Law Judges is 54 percent. The average award rate for the Florence office is 45 percent. So, Florence is 9 points below the national average. Only one Florence judge's award rate is above the national average. The judges with 0% only handled 1 or 2 cases and therefore do not have percentages to calculate.

The lowest paying judge in this office pays only 16 percent of cases. The next lowest judge pays twice that rate at a very low 32 percent.

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