Judge Paul W Goodale is an Administrative Law Judge in the Boston Hearing Office in Massachusetts

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 2016 data  ·  125 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.

41%
Case Approval Rate
43%
Office Average
47%
Massachusetts 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 44% 38% 18% 364
2020 40% 43% 17% 285
2019 35% 44% 21% 290
2018 31% 42% 27% 191
2017 29% 48% 23% 424
2016 29% 48% 23% 282
2016 41% 43% 16% 125
2015 41% 42% 17% 406
2014 40% 42% 18% 483
2013 60% 30% 10% 254
2013 48% 38% 14% 195

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
2016 Boston (Current)
2015 Boston
2014 Boston
2013 Boston
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.

351 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
19%
Dismissal
Rate
37%
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.