Judge Michelle Lindsay - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Albuquerque, New Mexico · SSA Region 06
Statistics cover the 12 months ending January 2026 — Judge Michelle Lindsay's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through January 2026. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Michelle Lindsay after January 2026, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending January 2026 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
47%
vs 57.2% national, same period
Denial Rate
53%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
37.6%
of decisions
Total Decisions
149
12 months ending January 2026
Total Dispositions
197
12 months ending January 2026
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Judge Michelle Lindsay Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Michelle Lindsay
Based on 15 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Michelle Lindsay's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending January 2026.
Understanding Judge Michelle Lindsay's Statistics
Judge Michelle Lindsay is an Administrative Law Judge at the Albuquerque hearing office. In the 12 months ending January 2026, this judge decided 149 cases, with an approval rate of 47%.
This approval rate is below the national average of 57.2%. This places the judge among those with lower-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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