Approval rates
This table compares the approval rate of Joseph Booth III to the performance of other judges at the Greensboro Hearing Office. These figures are based on the total volume of decisions on record since 2016. These aggregate rates describe past decisions, not predictions for your individual hearing.
Judge Booth III is not in SSA's latest disposition file, so there is no 12-month figure. The most recent period with decisions on record is September 26, 2025. Those rows are left out rather than estimated.
Judge Booth III isn't in SSA's latest disposition file, so the judge comparison tool, which compares active judges over the same 12 months, leaves them out.
Approval rate over time
Year-over-year approval rate across Judge Booth III'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
Since April 2016, Joseph Booth III has issued 3,303 decisions. The yearly approval rate has fluctuated, with the most recent data from 2024 and 2025 showing rates of 58% and 59% respectively.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Booth III'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.
About the Greensboro hearing office
The Greensboro Hearing Office is the most recent office on record for 16 judges, with the last decision recorded in September 2025. You can see the Greensboro Hearing Office page for the full ALJ roster.
Other judges whose most recent office on record is Greensboro
The Social Security Administration uses a workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases, meaning the judge you are assigned is essentially random. The 8 judges who decided cases here in SSA's latest file range from 52% to 85% on their since-2016 records. There are 16 judges whose most recent office on record is this one, with 8 of them having decided cases in the latest file.
Approval rates change with a lawyer
Source: U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-37. The 3× gap is a population-wide average across all judges; individual outcomes vary.
Frequently asked questions
Joseph Booth III has a 50% approval rate across his record since 2016. Among the 8 judges who decided cases at the Greensboro Hearing Office in SSA's latest file, approval rates range from 52% to 85% on their since-2016 records. An attorney can help you prepare for the specific requirements of your hearing.
The approval rate for Joseph Booth III has varied over time, with 3,303 total decisions on record. While the rate was 46% in 2016, it reached 59% in 2025. An attorney can help you understand how your case evidence fits into the hearing process.
No, you cannot request a specific judge. The Social Security Administration uses a random, automated workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases to judges. An attorney can help you prepare your case regardless of which judge is assigned to your hearing.
An approval rate is a statistical summary of past decisions and is not a prediction of how your specific case will be decided. The outcome of your hearing depends primarily on the medical evidence and documentation you provide. An attorney can help you gather the necessary evidence to present the strongest possible case.
