Evansville Hearing Office - ALJ Approval Rates & Wait Times
Indiana · SSA Region 05
Approval Rate
54.8%
vs 58.3% national
Wait Time
6 months
vs 8 months national
Processing Time
198 days
avg days to decision
Cases Pending
1,098
awaiting hearing
ALJs
6
active judges
Evansville ALJ Approval Rates and Decision Statistics
Individual judge statistics for FY 2025. Click any judge to see detailed performance data.
| Judge | Approval Rate | Denial Rate | Fully Favorable | Total Decisions | Dispositions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin R Martin | 60.7% | 39.3% | 52.7% | 366 | 421 |
| Jason R Yoder | 58.4% | 41.6% | 47.9% | 399 | 463 |
| Michael Scurry | 57% | 43% | 51.1% | 405 | 468 |
| Matthias D Onderak | 56.5% | 43.5% | 54.2% | 131 | 157 |
| Marcus Johns | 49.9% | 50.1% | 42.7% | 389 | 446 |
| Stuart T Janney | 47% | 53% | 39.4% | 368 | 429 |
About the Evansville Social Security Hearing Office
The Evansville hearing office is part of the Social Security Administration's Office of Hearings Operations in Indiana. This office is in SSA Region 05 and currently has 6 administrative law judges who hear disability appeals.
The office's average approval rate is 54.8%, which is near the national average of 58.3%. This rate represents the aggregate of all judge decisions at the office and includes both fully favorable and partially favorable outcomes. Judge approval rates at this office range from 47% to 60.7%, indicating relatively consistent decision patterns across the bench.
The current average wait time for a hearing at this office is 6 months, which is notably shorter than the national average of 8 months. Once a hearing takes place, this office issues decisions in an average of 198 days. There are currently 1,098 cases pending at this office. That works out to approximately 183 pending cases per judge.
Across the judges at this office, the average fully favorable rate is 48.0%. A fully favorable decision means the claimant receives benefits from the onset date they requested, as opposed to a partially favorable decision which may award benefits from a later date.
How to Interpret Evansville Hearing Office Data
The relatively consistent decision patterns across judges at Evansville can give claimants and their representatives a clearer sense of what to expect. This consistency suggests that case-level factors — strength of medical evidence, quality of representation, and vocational circumstances — are likely the primary drivers of outcomes at this office.
With an average wait time of 6 months and 198 days average processing time, claimants at Evansville can expect a total timeline of roughly 13 months from hearing request to decision. The faster-than-average processing at this office means cases may move through the system more quickly.
Judges at Evansville have collectively issued 2,058 decisions in the current fiscal year, averaging 343 decisions per judge. Individual caseloads range from 131 to 405 decisions, reflecting differences in hearing schedules and case complexity.
Evansville Hearing Office FAQ
What are my chances of approval at Evansville?
Individual judges at this office have rates ranging from 47% to 60.7%. Of approved cases, the average fully favorable rate across judges at this office is 48.0%. The national average approval rate is 58.3%.
Who are the Administrative Law Judges at Evansville?
How long do disability cases take at Evansville?
From hearing request to decision, the total timeline at this office averages approximately 13 months. Wait times are snapshots from the most recent SSA data release and can shift as caseloads, staffing, and scheduling capacity change.