Approval rates
Judge Antonowicz has issued 24,952 lifetime decisions during his 10-year tenure. His latest approval rate of 55% compares to the Shreveport Hearing Office average of 65% and the national average of 58%. These figures highlight how individual judicial approaches vary within the same office. 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 Antonowicz'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 Antonowicz has seen his approval rates fluctuate, ranging from a low of 37% in 2018 to 56% in 2025. The data shows a period of lower approval rates between 2017 and 2023, followed by an upward trend in the most recent reporting years. This shift reflects changes in the volume or nature of cases reaching his desk. The latest period continues this upward movement.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Antonowicz'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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Check My BenefitsAbout the Shreveport hearing office
The Shreveport Hearing Office serves you across Louisiana, managing a high volume of disability cases with a bench of 6 judges. The office currently maintains an approval rate of 65%, which is higher than the national average. You should expect a formal hearing process focused on your medical documentation and vocational testimony. You can view the full ALJ roster on the Shreveport Hearing Office page.
Other judges at this hearing office
The Social Security Administration assigns cases through a workload-balancing algorithm, meaning your assignment to a specific judge is essentially random. Within the Shreveport Hearing Office, lifetime approval rates among the 6 judges range from 42% to 79%. Because of this variance, understanding the local judicial landscape is a standard part of case preparation. You can find more information on the Shreveport Hearing Office page.
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.