Judge Kathleen Fischer - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
San Bernardino, California · SSA Region 09
Statistics cover the 9 months ending July 2024 — Judge Kathleen Fischer's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through July 2024. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Kathleen Fischer after July 2024, so the figures below cover the 9 months ending July 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. That window is 9 months rather than 12 because the SSA files we hold begin in October 2023.
Approval Rate
77.6%
vs 58% national, same period
Denial Rate
22.4%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
69.1%
of decisions
Total Decisions
317
9 months ending July 2024
Total Dispositions
352
9 months ending July 2024
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Judge Kathleen Fischer Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Kathleen Fischer
Based on 8 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Kathleen Fischer's full record in SSA's files — not only the 9 months ending July 2024.
Understanding Judge Kathleen Fischer's Statistics
Judge Kathleen Fischer is an Administrative Law Judge at the San Bernardino hearing office. In the 9 months ending July 2024, this judge decided 317 cases, with an approval rate of 77.6%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 58%. This places the judge among those with higher-than-average approval rates.
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 Kathleen Fischer Decision Breakdown
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