Judge John P Costello is an Administrative Law Judge in the Nhc Falls Church Hearing Office in 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 2011 data  ·  2 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.

0%
Case Approval Rate
45%
Office Average
41%
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 71% 27% 2% 83
2020 62% 27% 11% 238
2019 55% 28% 18% 310
2018 45% 35% 20% 204
2017 51% 31% 19% 431
2016 47% 34% 19% 384
2015 42% 39% 19% 432
2014 43% 39% 18% 505
2013 47% 37% 17% 508
2012 43% 39% 18% 570
2011 46% 35% 18% 181
2011 38% 39% 23% 128
2011 0% 50% 50% 2
2010 51% 34% 14% 440

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
2011 Nhc Falls Church (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.

318 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
14%
Dismissal
Rate
41%
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.