Judge Donald G D'Amato is an Administrative Law Judge in the Detroit Hearing Office in Michigan

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  ·  495 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.

71%
Case Approval Rate
50%
Office Average
52%
Michigan 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 56% 30% 13% 489
2020 53% 31% 16% 252
2019 54% 31% 15% 436
2018 56% 28% 15% 294
2017 56% 29% 16% 522
2016 56% 29% 15% 490
2015 52% 30% 18% 510
2014 53% 28% 18% 520
2013 53% 29% 18% 536
2012 55% 29% 16% 563
2011 59% 28% 13% 535
2010 88% 6% 6% 17
2010 71% 17% 12% 495

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 Detroit (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.

268 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
12%
Dismissal
Rate
38%
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.