Judge Brian B Rippel is an Administrative Law Judge in the Charlottesville 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 2025 data  ·  436 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.

36%
Case Approval Rate
37%
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 36% 49% 16% 436
2020 35% 46% 20% 314
2019 34% 47% 19% 486
2018 40% 46% 14% 232
2017 39% 36% 25% 414
2016 30% 55% 15% 451
2015 33% 51% 15% 439
2014 36% 48% 16% 510
2013 38% 46% 16% 512
2012 33% 50% 17% 566
2011 47% 36% 18% 266
2011 44% 43% 14% 248
2010 50% 38% 13% 24

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 Charlottesville (Current)
2020 Charlottesville
2019 Charlottesville
2018 Charlottesville
2017 Charlottesville
2016 Charlottesville
2015 Charlottesville
2014 Charlottesville
2013 Charlottesville
2012 Charlottesville
2011 Charlottesville
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.

262 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
15%
Dismissal
Rate
48%
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.