Judge Paul Reams is an Administrative Law Judge in the Hattiesburg Hearing Office in Mississippi

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 2012 data  ·  99 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.

39%
Case Approval Rate
40%
Office Average
46%
Mississippi 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
2018 48% 38% 14% 205
2017 46% 37% 17% 468
2016 40% 37% 23% 437
2015 42% 46% 12% 158
2015 38% 42% 20% 298
2014 36% 47% 17% 603
2013 39% 37% 24% 686
2012 38% 31% 32% 222
2012 46% 45% 9% 140
2012 39% 46% 14% 99
2011 0% 50% 50% 2

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
2012 Hattiesburg (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.

244 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
Dismissal
Rate
43%
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.