Judge Leslie Perry- Dowdell 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 2025 data  ·  379 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.

18%
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
2025 18% 64% 18% 379
2020 17% 60% 23% 303
2019 28% 47% 25% 373
2018 21% 46% 32% 177
2017 25% 44% 31% 444
2016 28% 42% 30% 404
2015 26% 43% 30% 446
2014 20% 51% 29% 494
2013 19% 45% 36% 560
2012 15% 36% 48% 766
2011 37% 37% 26% 154
2011 18% 33% 49% 412

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