Judge Mark Schafer is an Administrative Law Judge in the Alexandria Hearing Office in Louisiana

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 2012 data  ·  297 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.

32%
Case Approval Rate
49%
Office Average
48%
Louisiana 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 25% 55% 19% 442
2020 28% 58% 14% 342
2019 28% 59% 13% 445
2018 27% 54% 20% 164
2017 31% 52% 18% 524
2016 29% 47% 24% 477
2015 32% 55% 13% 658
2014 37% 44% 19% 562
2013 35% 53% 13% 655
2012 22% 65% 13% 217
2012 32% 52% 16% 297
2011 24% 43% 33% 21

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
2012 Alexandria (Current)
2011 Alexandria
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.

246 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
Dismissal
Rate
34%
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.