Judge Sr. Buel is an Administrative Law Judge in the Charleston Wv Hearing Office in West Virginia

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  ·  170 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.

69%
Case Approval Rate
52%
Office Average
48%
West Virginia 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 69% 21% 10% 170
2019 60% 22% 18% 482
2018 62% 27% 11% 163
2017 56% 30% 14% 514
2016 41% 39% 20% 515
2015 52% 36% 12% 586
2014 53% 37% 11% 160
2014 53% 35% 13% 342
2013 69% 20% 11% 623
2012 74% 17% 9% 700
2011 74% 17% 9% 742
2010 77% 17% 6% 667
2010 81% 19% 0% 59

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 Charleston Wv (Current)
2019 Charleston Wv
2018 Charleston Wv
2017 Charleston Wv
2016 Charleston Wv
2015 Charleston Wv
2014 Charleston Wv
2010 Charleston Wv
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.

254 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
12%
Dismissal
Rate
36%
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.