Judge John Benson is an Administrative Law Judge in the Hartford Hearing Office in Connecticut

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 2015 data  ·  167 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.

46%
Case Approval Rate
51%
Office Average
48%
Connecticut 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 45% 43% 12% 423
2019 41% 41% 18% 152
2018 26% 58% 16% 105
2017 39% 42% 18% 449
2016 38% 42% 19% 416
2015 46% 44% 10% 167
2015 44% 50% 6% 18

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
2015 Hartford (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.

297 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
15%
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.