Judge Margaret M Sullivan is an Administrative Law Judge in the Atlanta North Hearing Office in Georgia

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 2020 data  ·  298 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.

57%
Case Approval Rate
42%
Office Average
49%
Georgia 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 73% 9% 18% 380
2020 40% 60% 0% 5
2020 57% 24% 19% 298
2019 48% 37% 15% 380
2019 57% 34% 9% 44
2018 35% 36% 29% 219
2017 48% 22% 30% 264
2016 100% 0% 0% 2
2016 42% 20% 37% 83
2015 36% 42% 22% 90
2014 46% 41% 13% 271
2013 29% 48% 23% 695
2012 34% 40% 25% 890
2011 57% 24% 18% 752
2010 72% 15% 13% 523

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
2020 Atlanta North (Current)
2019 Atlanta North
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.

226 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
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.