Judge Joseph L Brinkley is an Administrative Law Judge in the Nhc Falls Church Hearing Office in Virginia

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  ·  31 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.

16%
Case Approval Rate
45%
Office Average
41%
Virginia 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 50% 34% 16% 412
2020 46% 41% 14% 391
2019 46% 42% 12% 444
2018 37% 46% 17% 241
2017 42% 38% 20% 454
2016 34% 48% 19% 414
2016 16% 71% 13% 31
2015 24% 55% 21% 544
2014 32% 44% 24% 580
2013 39% 44% 17% 636
2012 46% 41% 13% 701
2011 53% 34% 13% 683
2010 62% 28% 9% 680

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 Nhc Falls Church (Current)
2015 Nhc Falls Church
2014 Nhc Falls Church
2013 Nhc Falls Church
2012 Nhc Falls Church
2011 Nhc Falls Church
2010 Nhc Falls Church
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.

318 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
14%
Dismissal
Rate
41%
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.