Judge Robert Waller is an Administrative Law Judge in the Chattanooga Hearing Office in Tennessee

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 2015 data  ·  71 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.

35%
Case Approval Rate
57%
Office Average
49%
Tennessee 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 60% 20% 20% 15
2025 41% 25% 34% 169
2025 100% 0% 0% 6
2020 38% 38% 24% 269
2019 39% 40% 21% 381
2018 48% 31% 22% 202
2017 42% 32% 26% 402
2016 41% 35% 24% 347
2015 35% 39% 25% 71

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
2015 Chattanooga (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.

280 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
19%
Dismissal
Rate
24%
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.