Approval rates
Comparing a judge's lifetime performance to current office and national benchmarks provides context for your upcoming hearing. Over 10 years on the bench, Judge McCamley has maintained a consistent record across 18,611 lifetime decisions. While your latest reporting period shows a 51% approval rate, you should view this alongside the broader office average of 63% and the national average of 58%. 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 McCamley'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
Throughout a decade on the bench, Judge McCamley has presided over 18,611 lifetime decisions. Your yearly trend shows a period of relative stability, with approval rates hovering between 57% and 61% for much of the last several years. The most recent reporting period shows a shift to 51%, which may reflect changes in the specific mix of cases or the quality of evidence presented. This pattern suggests a judge who evaluates each claim based on the unique medical evidence you provide.
Preparing for an SSDI hearing
The guidance below applies to any SSDI hearing, not specifically to Judge McCamley'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 Tallahassee Fl Oho hearing office
The Tallahassee FL OHO serves a significant volume of claimants across the region. With a bench of 6 judges, the office manages a complex caseload that requires consistent application of federal disability standards. The office-wide latest approval rate is 63%, reflecting the local environment in which your case will be heard. You can visit the Tallahassee FL OHO Hearing Office page for the full ALJ roster.
Other judges at this hearing office
The Social Security Administration uses a workload-balancing algorithm to assign cases, meaning the judge you are assigned is essentially random. Within the Tallahassee FL OHO, lifetime approval rates among the bench range from 51% to 76%. While these differences exist, the fundamental requirements for proving your disability remain constant regardless of who presides over your hearing. For your preparation, 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.