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
2025 60% 25% 15% 445
2020 64% 19% 17% 308
2019 57% 22% 20% 489
2018 58% 22% 20% 243
2017 56% 25% 19% 546
2016 60% 29% 11% 527
2015 57% 31% 12% 625
2014 57% 30% 13% 619
2013 57% 29% 14% 653
2012 59% 29% 13% 691
2011 58% 27% 15% 594
2010 72% 16% 12% 403

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 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.