Judge James D Wascher is an Administrative Law Judge in the Chicago Hearing Office in Illinois

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 2016 data  ·  18 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.

61%
Case Approval Rate
46%
Office Average
45%
Illinois 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
2020 55% 33% 12% 182
2019 53% 35% 13% 286
2018 41% 46% 13% 140
2017 56% 28% 16% 212
2016 51% 31% 18% 190
2016 61% 39% 0% 18
2015 35% 47% 17% 367
2014 39% 42% 18% 503
2013 33% 49% 17% 503
2012 47% 34% 19% 437
2010 75% 15% 11% 204

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
2016 Chicago (Current)
2015 Chicago
2014 Chicago
2013 Chicago
2012 Chicago
2010 Chicago
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.

265 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
Dismissal
Rate
36%
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.