Judge Steven L. Carnes is an Administrative Law Judge in the Montgomery Hearing Office in Alabama

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  ·  314 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
59%
Office Average
52%
Alabama 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 47% 31% 21% 108
2019 55% 29% 15% 157
2018 40% 35% 25% 120
2017 43% 32% 24% 311
2016 44% 26% 30% 405
2015 44% 31% 25% 461
2014 43% 30% 27% 469
2013 43% 35% 21% 449
2012 57% 16% 27% 63
2012 39% 46% 16% 314
2011 41% 35% 24% 323
2010 38% 40% 22% 345

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 Montgomery (Current)
2011 Montgomery
2010 Montgomery
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.

236 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
14%
Dismissal
Rate
27%
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.