Judge Karen B Kostol - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Morgantown, West Virginia · SSA Region 03
Statistics cover the 12 months ending December 2024 — Judge Karen B Kostol's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through December 2024. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Karen B Kostol after December 2024, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending December 2024 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
52%
vs 58.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
48%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
41%
of decisions
Total Decisions
354
12 months ending December 2024
Total Dispositions
425
12 months ending December 2024
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Judge Karen B Kostol Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Karen B Kostol
Based on 9 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Karen B Kostol's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending December 2024.
Understanding Judge Karen B Kostol's Statistics
Judge Karen B Kostol is an Administrative Law Judge at the Morgantown hearing office. In the 12 months ending December 2024, this judge decided 354 cases, with an approval rate of 52%.
This approval rate is below the national average of 58.6%.
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 Karen B Kostol Decision Breakdown
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