Approval rates
Judge Alexander maintains a lifetime approval rate of 38% based on 24,678 lifetime decisions. In the most recent reporting period, your judge's approval rate was 32%, which compares to an office average of 41% and a national average of 58%. These statistics are derived from a significant volume of cases over his 10 years on the bench. Aggregate rates describe past decisions, not predictions for your individual hearing.
Office- and national-level breakdowns of fully favorable vs denial rates aren't currently published by SSA in the per-office disposition data. The judge's own breakdown is the detail we have today.
Approval rate over time
Year-over-year approval rate across Judge Alexander's docket. Annual rates fluctuate with the mix of cases SSA assigns; the longer-run pattern is more informative than any single year.
Decision pattern
Over his 10 years on the bench, Judge Alexander has seen his approval rates fluctuate. After a period of stability around 40% in the early years of his tenure, the rate saw a dip in 2018 and 2019 before recovering to 44% in 2023. The most recent data shows a rate of 35% in 2025. This pattern suggests a judge whose decisions remain sensitive to the specific evidence and case mix you present in his courtroom.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Alexander's bench. Judge-specific preparation guidance requires a corpus of public Appeals Council decisions involving each judge, which we haven't built yet.
- Bring a clean treating-physician record. Longitudinal primary-care or specialist notes spanning the disability period, with consistent symptom documentation, are typically the strongest evidence at hearing. A single month's records usually aren't enough.
- Don't rely on consultative exams alone. If your medical evidence is built primarily around a one-time CE finding, expect detailed questioning. Supplement with treating-source statements where possible.
- Prepare for daily-activity questions. Have honest, specific answers about a typical day. Answers that conflict with the medical record (in either direction) tend to hurt credibility.
- Expect transferable-skills probing. A vocational expert will usually testify about jobs available to someone with your limitations. Your representative should be prepared to cross-examine.
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Free Benefits ReviewAbout the Little Rock hearing office
The Little Rock Hearing Office serves you and other claimants throughout Arkansas and the surrounding region. It is staffed by 6 judges who manage a high volume of disability claims annually. The office currently maintains an approval rate of 41%. You can expect a professional environment focused on the medical and vocational evidence of your claim. You can visit the Little Rock Hearing Office page for the full ALJ roster.
Other judges at this hearing office
The Social Security Administration assigns cases to judges using a workload-balancing algorithm, meaning your assignment is essentially random. Within the Little Rock Hearing Office, lifetime approval rates among the bench range from 27% to 52%. Because of this variance, the judge you draw can influence the procedural flow of your hearing. You should prepare your evidence thoroughly regardless of which judge is assigned to your case.
Your odds change dramatically with a lawyer
SSDI hearing approval rates — represented vs. on your own
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-37. The 3× gap is a population-wide average across all judges; individual outcomes vary.