Judge Christopher Messina 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 2010 data  ·  1 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.

100%
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 60% 11% 29% 35
2025 100% 0% 0% 3
2025 31% 25% 44% 16
2025 57% 14% 29% 7
2025 0% 25% 75% 12
2020 71% 17% 12% 66
2020 58% 25% 17% 144
2019 54% 35% 11% 111
2019 58% 23% 19% 159
2018 65% 13% 22% 197
2017 52% 22% 26% 351
2016 45% 31% 24% 419
2015 44% 16% 40% 45
2015 58% 26% 16% 479
2014 58% 23% 19% 694
2013 58% 31% 11% 640
2012 55% 27% 18% 737
2011 66% 23% 11% 622
2010 54% 16% 30% 652
2010 100% 0% 0% 1

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
2010 Fargo (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.

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.