Judge Michael Friedman is an Administrative Law Judge in the Buffalo Hearing Office in New York

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 2017 data  ·  1 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.

100%
Case Approval Rate
45%
Office Average
55%
New York 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
2019 46% 37% 17% 215
2019 42% 31% 27% 114
2018 40% 43% 17% 163
2018 38% 42% 19% 78
2017 100% 0% 0% 2
2017 37% 35% 29% 98
2017 36% 37% 27% 308
2017 100% 0% 0% 1
2016 45% 41% 14% 22
2016 80% 20% 0% 15
2016 31% 56% 13% 167
2015 30% 47% 23% 634
2014 28% 49% 23% 579
2013 39% 46% 16% 789
2012 35% 47% 18% 722
2011 44% 33% 23% 705
2010 54% 27% 19% 782

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
2017 Buffalo (Current)
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.

353 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
39%
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.