Judge Larry D. Shepherd 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 2012 data  ·  2 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.

0%
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 46% 36% 18% 379
2020 32% 52% 16% 368
2019 30% 49% 21% 368
2018 20% 53% 27% 151
2017 37% 42% 21% 462
2016 31% 45% 24% 458
2015 40% 43% 16% 538
2014 37% 46% 17% 509
2013 31% 53% 16% 524
2012 28% 53% 19% 615
2011 31% 47% 23% 280
2011 39% 50% 11% 363
2010 39% 45% 16% 169
2010 40% 51% 10% 558

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
2012 Fort Smith (Current)
2011 Fort Smith
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.