Judge Michael E Finnie is an Administrative Law Judge in the Dallas North Hearing Office in Texas

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  ·  336 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.

38%
Case Approval Rate
53%
Office Average
47%
Texas 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 40% 20% 40% 5
2025 37% 49% 15% 261
2020 38% 40% 22% 336
2019 34% 43% 23% 355
2018 35% 46% 19% 161
2017 33% 46% 21% 451
2016 36% 43% 21% 473
2015 33% 49% 18% 476
2014 37% 43% 20% 509
2013 34% 48% 18% 523
2012 34% 47% 19% 597
2011 36% 53% 11% 528
2010 54% 35% 11% 522

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 Dallas North (Current)
2019 Dallas North
2018 Dallas North
2017 Dallas North
2016 Dallas North
2015 Dallas North
2014 Dallas North
2013 Dallas North
2012 Dallas North
2011 Dallas North
2010 Dallas 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.

291 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
20%
Dismissal
Rate
28%
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.