Judge Thomas Merrill is an Administrative Law Judge in the Manchester Hearing Office in New Hampshire

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 2020 data  ·  264 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.

14%
Case Approval Rate
49%
Office Average
49%
New Hampshire 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
2020 14% 54% 32% 264
2019 17% 42% 40% 290
2018 23% 49% 28% 135
2017 19% 50% 31% 340
2016 20% 43% 37% 382
2015 17% 53% 29% 437
2014 21% 52% 27% 504
2013 23% 51% 26% 514
2012 28% 48% 24% 530
2011 28% 52% 20% 531
2010 34% 50% 16% 465

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
2020 Manchester (Current)
2019 Manchester
2018 Manchester
2017 Manchester
2016 Manchester
2015 Manchester
2014 Manchester
2013 Manchester
2012 Manchester
2011 Manchester
2010 Manchester
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.

318 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
Dismissal
Rate
34%
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.