Judge Michael R Swan - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Chattanooga, Tennessee · SSA Region 04
Statistics cover the 12 months ending March 2025 — Judge Michael R Swan's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through March 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Michael R Swan 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
86.9%
vs 59.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
13.1%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
83.3%
of decisions
Total Decisions
168
12 months ending March 2025
Total Dispositions
207
12 months ending March 2025
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Judge Michael R Swan Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Michael R Swan
Based on 5 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Michael R Swan's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending March 2025.
Understanding Judge Michael R Swan's Statistics
Judge Michael R Swan is an Administrative Law Judge at the Chattanooga hearing office. In the 12 months ending March 2025, this judge decided 168 cases, with an approval rate of 86.9%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 59.6%. 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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