Judge Debra M Underwood - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Oakland, California · SSA Region 09
Statistics cover the 12 months ending July 2025 — Judge Debra M Underwood's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through July 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Debra M Underwood after July 2025, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending July 2025 rather than the 12 months ending July 2026 the rest of the site reports. The national average shown alongside them is measured over the same months. Judges with no current decisions are left out of rankings and comparisons.
Approval Rate
66.1%
vs 58.8% national, same period
Denial Rate
33.9%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
57.2%
of decisions
Total Decisions
404
12 months ending July 2025
Total Dispositions
456
12 months ending July 2025
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Judge Debra M Underwood Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Debra M Underwood
Based on 16 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Debra M Underwood's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending July 2025.
Understanding Judge Debra M Underwood's Statistics
Judge Debra M Underwood is an Administrative Law Judge at the Oakland hearing office. In the 12 months ending July 2025, this judge decided 404 cases, with an approval rate of 66.1%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 58.8%.
Important: Past approval rates do not predict future outcomes. Each case is decided on its individual merits based on the evidence presented. Many factors influence outcomes beyond judge statistics, including the quality of medical evidence and legal representation.
Judge Debra M Underwood Decision Breakdown
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