Judge Sylke Merchan is an Administrative Law Judge in the Chicago Hearing Office in Illinois

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 2010 data  ·  5 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.

80%
Case Approval Rate
46%
Office Average
45%
Illinois 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 62% 16% 21% 261
2020 61% 27% 13% 200
2019 57% 24% 19% 318
2018 43% 31% 26% 153
2017 47% 33% 21% 312
2016 49% 29% 22% 367
2015 49% 32% 19% 73
2015 53% 27% 20% 273
2014 54% 25% 21% 402
2013 56% 27% 17% 443
2012 54% 28% 18% 503
2011 43% 35% 22% 60
2011 61% 26% 13% 267
2011 51% 34% 15% 188
2010 63% 23% 14% 325
2010 80% 20% 0% 5

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
2010 Chicago (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.

265 Days
Average Case
Processing Time
17%
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.