Judge John Kays is an Administrative Law Judge in the Orange Hearing Office in California

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  ·  75 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.

65%
Case Approval Rate
52%
Office Average
50%
California 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
202565%21%13%75
202561%22%17%309
202052%26%22%372
201948%28%24%442
201843%32%25%196
201749%27%25%411
201651%29%20%490
201547%31%22%558
201450%32%18%614
201352%29%19%661
201248%37%15%723
201159%29%12%570
201063%21%16%610

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 Orange (Current)
2020 Orange
2019 Orange
2018 Orange
2017 Orange
2016 Orange
2015 Orange
2014 Orange
2013 Orange
2012 Orange
2011 Orange
2010 Orange
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.

333 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
Dismissal
Rate
31%
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.