Approval rates
Judge Brock’s 64% lifetime approval rate provides a baseline for understanding her history at the Greensboro Hearing Office. When compared to the 58% national average, her record shows a consistent approach to evaluating your disability claim. While her latest reporting period shows a rate 2 points below the local office average, this variance is common within the Social Security Administration hearing system. 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 Brock'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 her 7 years on the bench, Judge Brock has presided over 14,643 decisions. Her approval rate showed a steady upward trend from 2016 through 2020, peaking at 71%, before adjusting to 61% in 2022. This pattern suggests a judge who has refined her approach to evidence over time. The recent shift in her approval rate may reflect changes in case complexity or the specific types of medical evidence presented in your courtroom. These trends indicate a judge whose decision-making process has matured throughout her tenure.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Brock'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 Greensboro hearing office
The Greensboro Hearing Office serves a significant population of claimants across North Carolina, managing a high volume of SSDI cases. With an office-wide latest approval rate of 66%, this location operates within a busy regional network. You can expect a formal environment where medical evidence and vocational testimony are prioritized. You can see the Greensboro Hearing Office page for the full ALJ roster.
Other judges at this hearing office
The Social Security Administration utilizes a workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases, meaning your assignment to Judge Brock is essentially random. Across the Greensboro Hearing Office, lifetime approval rates among the 6 ALJs range from 49% to 73%. Because case assignment is outside of your control, focusing on the strength of your medical documentation remains the most effective strategy. For preparation purposes, the guidance is the same regardless of which judge you are assigned.
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.