Judge Paul Coulter - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Norwalk, California · SSA Region 09
Statistics cover the 12 months ending December 2025 — Judge Paul Coulter's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through December 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Paul Coulter after December 2025, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending December 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
58.6%
vs 58.3% national, same period
Denial Rate
41.4%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
48.9%
of decisions
Total Decisions
280
12 months ending December 2025
Total Dispositions
334
12 months ending December 2025
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Judge Paul Coulter Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Paul Coulter
Based on 14 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Paul Coulter's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending December 2025.
Understanding Judge Paul Coulter's Statistics
Judge Paul Coulter is an Administrative Law Judge at the Norwalk hearing office. In the 12 months ending December 2025, this judge decided 280 cases, with an approval rate of 58.6%.
This approval rate is above the national average of 58.3%.
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 Paul Coulter Decision Breakdown
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Judge Paul Coulter hears cases at the Norwalk hearing office.
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