Judge James Kearns is an Administrative Law Judge in the Boston Hearing Office in Massachusetts

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 2020 data  ·  1 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.

100%
Case Approval Rate
43%
Office Average
47%
Massachusetts 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% 0% 67% 6
2025 43% 20% 37% 102
2020 60% 18% 22% 89
2020 29% 45% 26% 31
2020 100% 0% 0% 1
2019 0% 60% 40% 5
2019 47% 21% 32% 109
2019 44% 22% 34% 59
2019 40% 60% 0% 5
2019 50% 25% 25% 4
2018 80% 0% 20% 5
2018 35% 23% 42% 26
2018 43% 0% 57% 7
2018 61% 9% 30% 23
2018 63% 38% 0% 8
2018 56% 33% 11% 9
2017 44% 33% 23% 372
2017 60% 0% 40% 5
2016 46% 33% 22% 436
2015 41% 38% 21% 412
2015 37% 35% 27% 62
2014 44% 37% 19% 547
2013 37% 47% 16% 568
2012 39% 30% 30% 23
2012 46% 49% 6% 167

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
2020 Boston (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.

351 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
19%
Dismissal
Rate
37%
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.