Judge Michele M Kelley is an Administrative Law Judge in the Billings Hearing Office in Montana

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  ·  230 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.

25%
Case Approval Rate
53%
Office Average
53%
Montana 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
2020 25% 55% 20% 230
2019 21% 54% 24% 336
2018 20% 50% 31% 121
2017 21% 54% 25% 356
2016 18% 59% 23% 350
2015 7% 93% 0% 43
2015 23% 53% 24% 347
2014 24% 65% 11% 506
2013 24% 63% 13% 481
2012 32% 47% 21% 19

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 Billings (Current)
2019 Billings
2018 Billings
2017 Billings
2016 Billings
2015 Billings
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.

297 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
30%
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.