Judge John J Porter is an Administrative Law Judge in the Pittsburgh Hearing Office in Pennsylvania

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  ·  314 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.

44%
Case Approval Rate
39%
Office Average
46%
Pennsylvania 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 44% 39% 17% 314
2019 37% 32% 30% 375
2018 47% 25% 28% 143
2017 49% 28% 23% 503
2016 39% 36% 25% 525
2015 45% 34% 22% 515
2014 34% 41% 25% 155
2014 35% 38% 27% 505
2013 37% 40% 23% 682
2012 41% 42% 17% 612
2011 46% 39% 15% 724
2010 56% 34% 10% 707

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 Pittsburgh (Current)
2019 Pittsburgh
2018 Pittsburgh
2017 Pittsburgh
2016 Pittsburgh
2015 Pittsburgh
2014 Pittsburgh
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.

322 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
19%
Dismissal
Rate
42%
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.