Judge Tom Andrews - Approval Rate & Hearing Statistics
Des Moines, Iowa · SSA Region 07
Statistics cover the 12 months ending November 2024 — Judge Tom Andrews's most recent month with recorded decisions.
Reported through November 2024. SSA's files record no decisions by Judge Tom Andrews after November 2024, so the figures below cover the 12 months ending November 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
77.9%
vs 58.6% national, same period
Denial Rate
22.1%
of decisions
Fully Favorable
67.8%
of decisions
Total Decisions
398
12 months ending November 2024
Total Dispositions
438
12 months ending November 2024
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Judge Tom Andrews Approval Rate Over Time
Historical approval rate for Judge Tom Andrews
Based on 12 monthly data points with 20+ decisions each, across Judge Tom Andrews's full record in SSA's files — not only the 12 months ending November 2024.
Understanding Judge Tom Andrews's Statistics
Judge Tom Andrews is an Administrative Law Judge at the Des Moines hearing office. In the 12 months ending November 2024, this judge decided 398 cases, with an approval rate of 77.9%.
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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About the Des Moines Hearing Office
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