Judge Laura Valente is an Administrative Law Judge in the Ponce Hearing Office in Puerto Rico

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  ·  15 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.

53%
Case Approval Rate
77%
Office Average
63%
Puerto Rico 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 43% 41% 16% 191
2020 44% 34% 21% 224
2019 39% 38% 23% 275
2018 36% 36% 28% 159
2017 36% 29% 35% 298
2016 37% 37% 26% 297
2016 53% 27% 20% 15
2015 29% 63% 8% 24
2014 29% 46% 25% 434
2013 30% 49% 21% 522
2012 100% 0% 0% 2
2012 36% 43% 21% 538
2010 56% 31% 12% 441

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 Ponce (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.

480 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
10%
Dismissal
Rate
14%
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.