Judge George W Merchant is an Administrative Law Judge in the Birmingham Hearing Office in Alabama

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  ·  417 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.

33%
Case Approval Rate
45%
Office Average
52%
Alabama 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 33% 50% 17% 417
2020 37% 48% 15% 322
2019 29% 49% 22% 377
2018 27% 54% 20% 210
2017 34% 49% 17% 499
2016 31% 54% 14% 485
2015 34% 51% 15% 473
2014 31% 49% 20% 503
2013 23% 57% 19% 586
2012 24% 62% 15% 200
2012 20% 57% 23% 247

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

250 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
14%
Dismissal
Rate
41%
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.