Judge Michael Blume is an Administrative Law Judge in the Oakland Hearing Office in California

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 2018 data  ·  30 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.

67%
Case Approval Rate
55%
Office Average
50%
California 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
201867%13%20%30
201756%28%16%117
201657%23%20%153
201556%27%17%222
201450%29%21%321
201362%21%17%346
201261%24%16%357
201164%24%12%297
201064%25%11%254

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
2018 Oakland (Current)
2017 Oakland
2016 Oakland
2015 Oakland
2014 Oakland
2013 Oakland
2012 Oakland
2011 Oakland
2010 Oakland
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.

296 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
29%
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.