Judge Donald G Smith is an Administrative Law Judge in the Cincinnati Hearing Office in Ohio

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 2010 data  ·  449 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.

76%
Case Approval Rate
46%
Office Average
47%
Ohio 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 54% 31% 16% 483
2020 54% 34% 13% 327
2019 44% 40% 16% 442
2018 49% 26% 25% 273
2017 45% 31% 24% 444
2016 45% 34% 21% 459
2015 48% 30% 22% 533
2014 48% 33% 20% 558
2013 49% 32% 19% 594
2012 44% 39% 17% 540
2011 54% 31% 14% 527
2010 66% 0% 34% 38
2010 58% 26% 16% 19
2010 76% 16% 8% 449

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
2010 Cincinnati (Current)
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.

271 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
18%
Dismissal
Rate
35%
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.