Judge Sheila E McDonald - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Birmingham, Alabama · SSA Region 04
Statistics cover the 12 months ending March 2025 — Judge Sheila E McDonald's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through March 2025. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Sheila E McDonald 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
51%
vs 59.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
49%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
46.5%
of decisions
Total Decisions
243
12 months ending March 2025
Total Dispositions
269
12 months ending March 2025
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Judge Sheila E McDonald Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Sheila E McDonald
Based on 9 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Sheila E McDonald's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending March 2025.
Understanding Judge Sheila E McDonald's Statistics
Judge Sheila E McDonald is an Administrative Law Judge at the Birmingham hearing office. In the 12 months ending March 2025, this judge decided 243 cases, with an approval rate of 51%.
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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