Judge Christel Ambuehl is an Administrative Law Judge in the Fargo Hearing Office in North Dakota

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  ·  248 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.

44%
Case Approval Rate
54%
Office Average
54%
North Dakota 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 44% 22% 33% 18
2025 44% 38% 18% 248
2020 42% 46% 13% 279
2019 49% 40% 11% 402
2018 33% 46% 21% 150
2018 39% 7% 54% 28
2017 50% 31% 19% 199
2017 40% 48% 12% 270
2016 42% 44% 14% 495
2015 38% 46% 16% 475
2014 41% 44% 15% 458
2013 41% 46% 13% 470
2012 47% 42% 11% 436
2011 60% 0% 40% 5

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

251 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
15%
Dismissal
Rate
31%
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.