Judge Phillip C Lyman is an Administrative Law Judge in the San Jose 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 2020 data  ·  206 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.

67%
Case Approval Rate
46%
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
2020 67% 10% 23% 206
2019 61% 14% 25% 313
2018 60% 22% 18% 134
2017 63% 21% 17% 326
2016 47% 32% 21% 324
2015 48% 33% 20% 427
2014 59% 24% 18% 442
2013 51% 29% 21% 503
2012 65% 20% 15% 581
2011 75% 12% 13% 562
2010 78% 9% 13% 536

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 San Jose (Current)
2019 San Jose
2018 San Jose
2017 San Jose
2016 San Jose
2015 San Jose
2014 San Jose
2013 San Jose
2012 San Jose
2011 San Jose
2010 San Jose
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.

315 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
20%
Dismissal
Rate
34%
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.