Judge Valerie A Bawolek is an Administrative Law Judge in the Charleston Wv Hearing Office in West Virginia

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 2025 data  ·  85 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.

73%
Case Approval Rate
52%
Office Average
48%
West Virginia 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 73% 21% 6% 85
2020 68% 18% 15% 317
2019 67% 18% 15% 438
2018 56% 20% 23% 210
2017 56% 27% 17% 500
2016 57% 26% 17% 510
2015 59% 24% 17% 485
2014 60% 25% 15% 614
2013 61% 20% 19% 513
2012 63% 21% 16% 503
2011 72% 16% 11% 506
2010 85% 7% 8% 516

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
2025 Charleston Wv (Current)
2020 Charleston Wv
2019 Charleston Wv
2018 Charleston Wv
2017 Charleston Wv
2016 Charleston Wv
2015 Charleston Wv
2014 Charleston Wv
2013 Charleston Wv
2012 Charleston Wv
2011 Charleston Wv
2010 Charleston Wv
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.

254 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.