Approval rates
Over the 12 months to July 31, 2026, Kristen Glover's 48% approval rate is measured against the Covington GA office rate of 65%, the Georgia state rate of 57%, and the national average of 58%. These figures provide a statistical baseline for this window. These rates describe past decisions, not predictions for your individual hearing.
SSA publishes no office- or national-level breakdown of fully favorable and denial rates. The 12 months are SSA's figures for this fiscal year to date plus the rest of the previous fiscal year; how we calculate them.
Approval rate over time
Year-over-year approval rate across Judge Glover'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 2016, Kristen Glover has issued 3,370 decisions. The yearly approval trend has fluctuated, with rates of 48% in 2016, 42% in 2017, 34% in 2018, 32% in 2019, 39% in 2020, 36% in 2021, 42% in 2022, 51% in 2023, 49% in 2024, 51% in 2025, and 48% in 2026.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge Glover'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 Covington GA hearing office
The Covington GA hearing office is the most recent office on record for Kristen Glover as of July 2026. There are 15 judges whose most recent office on record is this one. The office maintained an approval rate of 65% over the 12 months to July 31, 2026. You can view the full ALJ roster on the Covington GA hearing office page.
Other judges whose most recent office on record is Covington GA
The Social Security Administration uses a workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases. Within the Covington GA hearing office, the 8 judges who decided cases here in SSA's latest file range from 48% to 88% in their approval rates over the 12 months to July 31, 2026. There are 15 judges whose most recent office on record is this one, with 8 of them having decided cases here in SSA's latest file. You can find more information on the Covington GA hearing office page.
Judges with similar approval rates
These active judges' approval rates over the same 12 months (July 26, 2025 – July 31, 2026) are closest to Judge Glover's 48%. All five last decided cases in Georgia.
- 48% Approval rate, last 12 months Lisa A. Bentley
- 49% Approval rate, last 12 months Eric S. Fulcher
- 46% Approval rate, last 12 months Linda D. Taylor
- 44% Approval rate, last 12 months Craig R. Petersen
- 53% Approval rate, last 12 months Carla McMichael
Rates within 5 points of each other are hard to tell apart at a typical caseload, so treat these as judges with comparable records, not a ranking. See Judge Glover and the three closest side by side →
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
Over the 12 months to July 31, 2026, Kristen Glover's 48% approval rate is at the lower end of the 48% to 88% range seen among the 8 judges in SSA's latest file at the Covington GA office. An attorney can help you prepare for the specific requirements of this judge's bench.
Kristen Glover has a 41% approval rate across 3,370 decisions since 2016. The most recent 12-month rate of 48% reflects recent activity. A qualified attorney can help you understand how these trends might relate to your case.
No, you cannot choose your judge. The Social Security Administration assigns cases using a random workload-balancing algorithm. Regardless of your assignment, an attorney can help you prepare your case for a hearing.
A judge's approval rate is a statistical summary of past decisions and does not predict the outcome of your specific hearing. The strength of your medical evidence and your testimony are the primary factors in any SSDI decision. An attorney can help you build the strongest possible case for your hearing.
