Judge Melinda L Dula is an Administrative Law Judge in the Atlanta Downtown Hearing Office in Georgia

The statistics below are based on publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and show how this judge’s outcomes compare to office, state, and national averages.

Judge Statistics

Based on FY 2025 data  ·  22 hearing decisions

Approval rates reflect aggregated hearing outcomes and can vary based on case type, evidence, and procedural factors. They do not predict the outcome of individual cases.

45%
Case Approval Rate
53%
Office Average
49%
Georgia Average
49%
National Average

Approval rate by year

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Approval Rate
Denials
Dismissals
Decision Count
2025 36% 59% 5% 97
2025 45% 36% 18% 22
2020 39% 41% 19% 324
2019 43% 32% 25% 325
2018 47% 36% 16% 195
2017 38% 41% 22% 440
2016 44% 38% 18% 457
2015 47% 34% 18% 433
2014 41% 39% 20% 503
2013 45% 39% 16% 508
2012 48% 37% 16% 501
2011 75% 17% 8% 404
2010 100% 0% 0% 21

Disability Judges displays only verified years currently available in the underlying dataset. Gaps between years do not necessarily indicate inactivity by the judge and may reflect limitations in publicly available historical source data. Not every fiscal year may be represented.

Office assignment history

These values represent historical hearing outcomes for this judge based on Social Security Administration data and may vary by year depending on case mix and reporting changes.

Fiscal Year
Office
2025 Atlanta Downtown (Current)
2020 Atlanta Downtown
2019 Atlanta Downtown
2018 Atlanta Downtown
2017 Atlanta Downtown
2016 Atlanta Downtown
2015 Atlanta Downtown
2014 Atlanta Downtown
2013 Atlanta Downtown
2012 Atlanta Downtown
2011 Atlanta Downtown
2010 Atlanta Downtown
Additional judge statistics

These statistics provide additional context about hearing outcomes and case processing.
They describe aggregated activity and are not intended to be used in isolation.

264 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
18%
Dismissal
Rate
29%
Denied
Rate

All statistics on this page are derived from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data and are intended to provide a general summary of historical outcomes.