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SAN ANTONIO Hearing Office
  • TEXAS
  • 39 Administrative Law Judges
Office Approval Rate
43%
State average: 47% ▼ (Below State Avg.)
National average: 49% ▼ (Below National Avg.)
* Based on aggregated Social Security disability hearing decisions issued during Fiscal Year 2026.
Average Hearing Wait Time
7Months
State average: 7.1 Month ● (Near State Avg.)
National average: 8.1 Month ▼ (Below National Avg.)

List of Judges

Judges at this hearing office vary in approval rates and decision volume. Select a judge to view individual statistics.

(Judge-level statistics reflect the most recent fiscal year with available data.
Approval rates may vary over time and by case type.)

Judge Name Approval Rate Compared to Office Average Decision Count Data Recency
David R Wurm43% Near (office avg. 43%) 4,9882025
Susan Whittington15% Below (office avg. 43%) 1,1842020
Penny Wilkov32% Below (office avg. 43%) 1,6212025
Gary L Vanderhoof32% Below (office avg. 43%) 4,4852016
Mark M Swayze24% Below (office avg. 43%) 3,6572025
Barbara Powell19% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,1182020
Derek N Phillips100% Above (office avg. 43%) 12017
Lissette C Perez44% Near (office avg. 43%) 1,3472025
Sung Park19% Below (office avg. 43%) 4032019
Alexis Murdock62% Above (office avg. 43%) 3622025
Wade B Morrison38% Below (office avg. 43%) 1,9002014
Gordan Momcilovic21% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,5632025
Robert M Mcphail32% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,6102025
Michael McShane55% Above (office avg. 43%) 3,1492015
Bernard J McKay38% Below (office avg. 43%) 5,3452025
Karen McCoy25% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,5362014
Justilian Martin59% Above (office avg. 43%) 2,2672014
Barbara C Marquardt29% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,1122016
Gerardo Mariani53% Above (office avg. 43%) 3,2692014
Joseph Liken0% Below (office avg. 43%) 22010
Ilene B Kramer44% Near (office avg. 43%) 5,2332025
Melinda W Kirkpatrick43% Near (office avg. 43%) 2,4572025
Tresie Kinnell100% Above (office avg. 43%) 12017
Janice L Holmes34% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,1152025
William S Herbert78% Above (office avg. 43%) 1,6732013
Don A Harper46% Above (office avg. 43%) 5,1682020
Peter F Gazda53% Above (office avg. 43%) 5,5612025
J. Frederick Gatzke38% Below (office avg. 43%) 1522015
Alvaro Garza0% Below (office avg. 43%) 0—
Oscar G Galvan78% Above (office avg. 43%) 2422010
David W Engel50% Above (office avg. 43%) 42016
Kimani R Eason35% Below (office avg. 43%) 202017
Brian Corrigan64% Above (office avg. 43%) 142010
James A Burke100% Above (office avg. 43%) 12017
Katherine W Brown33% Below (office avg. 43%) 4,8572025
Charles L Brower38% Below (office avg. 43%) 5,4422025
Jonathan P Blucher14% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,8892020
Ben Barnett31% Below (office avg. 43%) 2,5452025
Matthew Allen41% Below (office avg. 43%) 1,8352025
Advanced office metrics

These statistics provide additional context about how cases are processed at this hearing office.
They reflect system-level activity, not individual judge decision behavior, and may vary based on administrative and procedural factors.

242 Days
Average Case Processing Time
18%
Dismissal Rate
39%
Denied Rate
1.5
Dispositions per Day per ALJ
Statistics are aggregated from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data.