Judge Paul M Stimson is an Administrative Law Judge in the Memphis Hearing Office in Tennessee

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  ·  289 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.

53%
Case Approval Rate
43%
Office Average
49%
Tennessee 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 53% 30% 17% 289
2019 59% 29% 13% 447
2018 44% 30% 26% 225
2017 49% 29% 22% 564
2016 43% 35% 23% 528
2015 56% 28% 17% 553
2014 49% 36% 15% 550
2013 47% 42% 11% 544
2012 52% 32% 16% 610
2011 56% 32% 12% 603
2010 57% 32% 11% 687

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

266 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
21%
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.