Judge David W Engel is an Administrative Law Judge in the Fort Smith Hearing Office in Arkansas

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 2011 data  ·  20 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.

80%
Case Approval Rate
52%
Office Average
38%
Arkansas 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 67% 12% 21% 230
2025 75% 0% 25% 4
2025 50% 30% 20% 20
2025 40% 0% 60% 5
2020 70% 16% 14% 329
2019 68% 15% 17% 420
2018 64% 20% 17% 296
2017 60% 23% 17% 582
2016 50% 50% 0% 4
2016 61% 24% 16% 622
2015 65% 19% 16% 654
2014 64% 18% 19% 598
2013 59% 16% 25% 775
2013 100% 0% 0% 2
2012 53% 15% 33% 1,162
2012 68% 15% 18% 34
2011 62% 14% 24% 890
2011 80% 20% 0% 20
2010 68% 12% 20% 773
2010 42% 8% 50% 60
2010 78% 16% 7% 76
2010 69% 23% 8% 39

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
2011 Fort Smith (Current)
2010 Fort Smith
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.

291 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
12%
Dismissal
Rate
36%
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.