Judge Joseph D Jacobson is an Administrative Law Judge in the Madison Hearing Office in Wisconsin

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  ·  442 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.

66%
Case Approval Rate
61%
Office Average
49%
Wisconsin 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 66% 20% 14% 442
2020 66% 21% 13% 303
2019 64% 20% 16% 402
2018 55% 24% 21% 227
2017 59% 24% 16% 449
2016 54% 24% 22% 377
2015 57% 30% 13% 474
2014 50% 33% 17% 543
2013 50% 31% 19% 493
2012 0% 10% 90% 49
2012 47% 31% 22% 545
2011 54% 33% 13% 520
2011 58% 13% 29% 24
2010 68% 23% 9% 532

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

287 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
13%
Dismissal
Rate
26%
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.