Melvin D BenitzOdar Office, Administrative Law Judge
For the 2010 *fiscal year, Judge Melvin D Benitz has disposed 444 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in DOVER, DELAWARE. Out of those 444 dispostions, 103 were dismissed, 107 were approved and 234 were denied. This means that the percentage of depositions that Judge Melvin D Benitz has approved in DOVER for the 2010 fiscal year is 20%. The information below for Judge Melvin D Benitz was last updated on 12/01/2022.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | *Fiscal Year | Total Depositions | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Awards | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOVER | 2010 | 444 | 341 | 234 | 107 | 23% | 24% | 53% |
| DOVER | 2012 | 472 | 384 | 280 | 104 | 19% | 22% | 59% |
| DOVER | 2014 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33% | 67% | 0% |
| DOVER | 2013 | 333 | 268 | 188 | 80 | 20% | 24% | 56% |
| DOVER | 2011 | 574 | 460 | 360 | 100 | 20% | 17% | 63% |
AVERAGE TIME
| Dismissed | Approved | Denied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin D Benitz | No Stats for FY2011 | ||
| All ALJs in DOVER | 22% | 41% | 37% |
| All ALJs in DELAWARE | 22% | 41% | 37% |
| All ALJs in the Nation | 18% | 45% | 38% |
4 Comments
This judge does not listen to the people in the room…. he seemed nice but he is a real jack *** and should not be on the bench.
Whomever made the post 6/4/12 works for the SSA, is a friend of the “Campaign for Repugnance” headquartered at ODAR Dover and co-chaired by Judges Showalter and Benitz, and/or deserving of disability due to her severe hallucinations.
Assume your claim will be denied if it is heard by Judge Benitz. You will need an attorney, and your attorney should start writing the appeal BEFORE you go to hearing. Judge Benitz will disregard all supportive evidence in your file. He will give no credibility to anything your doctor says which helps your claim. He will also ignore supportive statements about your claim made by the doctor paid by the Disability Determination Service to review your file. Judge Benitz will appear bored, disinterested, asleep and/or hard of hearing. He should have retired before he made a mockery of his position and his employer.
Yes thank God ALJ Benitz only pays 20 percent of his cases and that likely people have been wrongly denied access to better care and treatment because of his biased point of view toward those that apply. You must work realy closely or be a friend to ALJ Showalter and Bentiz who are an embarrassment. You don’t hav ea clue.
Judge Benitz is one of the nicest most wonderful alj’s that there are!! Many alj’s pay claimants just for the “number” – as they have a quota to make every month but judge Benitz says it like it is!!! Thank God!! Social Security is not going broke because of him!