Judge Valorie Stefanelli is an Administrative Law Judge in the Brooklyn 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 2014 data  ·  297 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.

40%
Case Approval Rate
47%
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 65% 11% 24% 54
2025 61% 18% 22% 97
2020 42% 32% 26% 262
2019 41% 36% 23% 305
2018 46% 32% 22% 173
2017 53% 29% 17% 383
2016 38% 37% 25% 417
2015 40% 41% 19% 420
2014 40% 37% 22% 297
2014 57% 22% 22% 60
2013 37% 38% 25% 360
2012 50% 50% 0% 2
2012 42% 37% 21% 364
2011 47% 43% 10% 345
2011 43% 28% 29% 58
2010 52% 28% 20% 25

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
2014 Brooklyn (Current)
2013 Brooklyn
2012 Brooklyn
2011 Brooklyn
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.

756 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
20%
Dismissal
Rate
33%
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.