Judge David M Blume is an Administrative Law Judge in the Sacramento Hearing Office in California

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  ·  445 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.

60%
Case Approval Rate
55%
Office Average
50%
California 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
202560%25%15%445
202064%19%17%308
201957%22%20%489
201858%22%20%243
201756%25%19%546
201660%29%11%527
201557%31%12%625
201457%30%13%619
201357%29%14%653
201259%29%13%691
201158%27%15%594
201072%16%12%403

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 Sacramento (Current)
2020 Sacramento
2019 Sacramento
2018 Sacramento
2017 Sacramento
2016 Sacramento
2015 Sacramento
2014 Sacramento
2013 Sacramento
2012 Sacramento
2011 Sacramento
2010 Sacramento
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.

305 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
29%
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.