Judge Paul F Kelly is an Administrative Law Judge in the Albany Hearing Office in New York

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  ·  303 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.

73%
Case Approval Rate
56%
Office Average
55%
New York 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 73% 8% 19% 303
2020 62% 19% 19% 259
2019 71% 13% 16% 361
2018 65% 14% 20% 220
2017 68% 14% 19% 449
2016 63% 17% 19% 437
2015 62% 24% 15% 455
2014 66% 20% 14% 295
2014 64% 18% 18% 214
2013 53% 24% 23% 609
2012 58% 25% 17% 625
2011 71% 19% 10% 174

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 Albany (Current)
2020 Albany
2019 Albany
2018 Albany
2017 Albany
2016 Albany
2015 Albany
2014 Albany
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.

336 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
28%
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.