Judge Kathleen McDade - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania · SSA Region 03
Statistics cover the 12 months ending March 2025 — Judge Kathleen McDade's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through March 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Kathleen McDade after March 2025, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending March 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
57.8%
vs 59.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
42.2%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
50%
of decisions
Total Decisions
434
12 months ending March 2025
Total Dispositions
511
12 months ending March 2025
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Judge Kathleen McDade Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Kathleen McDade
Based on 15 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Kathleen McDade's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending March 2025.
Understanding Judge Kathleen McDade's Statistics
Judge Kathleen McDade is an Administrative Law Judge at the Elkins Park hearing office. In the 12 months ending March 2025, this judge decided 434 cases, with an approval rate of 57.8%.
This approval rate is below the national average of 59.6%.
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.
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