Judge Paul Coulter is an Administrative Law Judge in the Norwalk 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 2025 data  ·  283 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.

47%
Case Approval Rate
57%
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
2025 47% 36% 17% 283
2020 48% 33% 19% 315
2019 46% 30% 24% 357
2018 48% 39% 13% 159
2017 44% 38% 18% 473
2016 43% 38% 19% 483
2015 42% 48% 10% 385
2015 40% 39% 21% 126
2014 42% 46% 12% 536
2013 39% 45% 15% 601
2012 48% 41% 11% 156
2012 32% 52% 16% 217

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
2025 Norwalk (Current)
2020 Norwalk
2019 Norwalk
2018 Norwalk
2017 Norwalk
2016 Norwalk
2015 Norwalk
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.

280 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
16%
Dismissal
Rate
27%
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.