Judge Michael L Brownfield - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Chattanooga, Tennessee · SSA Region 04
Statistics cover the 12 months ending December 2024 — Judge Michael L Brownfield's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through December 2024. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Michael L Brownfield 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
91.8%
vs 58.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
8.2%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
86.3%
of decisions
Total Decisions
73
12 months ending December 2024
Total Dispositions
95
12 months ending December 2024
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Understanding Judge Michael L Brownfield's Statistics
Judge Michael L Brownfield is an Administrative Law Judge at the Chattanooga hearing office. In the 12 months ending December 2024, this judge decided 73 cases, with an approval rate of 91.8%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 58.6%. 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.
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Judge Michael L Brownfield hears cases at the Chattanooga hearing office.
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