Judge James Delphey - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
San Diego, California · SSA Region 09
Statistics cover the 12 months ending May 2025 — Judge James Delphey's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through May 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge James Delphey after May 2025, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending May 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
60.2%
vs 59.2% national, same period
Denial Rate
39.8%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
50.9%
of decisions
Total Decisions
269
12 months ending May 2025
Total Dispositions
311
12 months ending May 2025
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Judge James Delphey Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge James Delphey
Based on 10 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge James Delphey's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending May 2025.
Understanding Judge James Delphey's Statistics
Judge James Delphey is an Administrative Law Judge at the San Diego hearing office. In the 12 months ending May 2025, this judge decided 269 cases, with an approval rate of 60.2%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 59.2%.
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 James Delphey Decision Breakdown
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