Michael Schaefer, Madison , Wisconsin Odar Office, Administrative Law Judge
For the 2015 *fiscal year, Judge Michael Schaefer has disposed 47 cases at the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE. Out of those 47 dispostions, 6 were dismissed, 26 were approved and 15 were denied. This means that the percentage of depositions that Judge Michael Schaefer has approved in KNOXVILLE for the 2015 fiscal year is 12%. The information below for Judge Michael Schaefer was last updated on 10/01/2021.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | *Fiscal Year | Total Depositions | Total Decisions | Total Denials | Total Awards | Cases Dismissed | Cases Approved | Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KNOXVILLE | 2015 | 47 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 13% | 55% | 32% |
| MADISON | 2015 | 81 | 60 | 21 | 39 | 26% | 48% | 26% |
| MADISON | 2016 | 300 | 248 | 92 | 156 | 17% | 52% | 31% |
| MADISON | 2017 | 301 | 254 | 65 | 189 | 16% | 63% | 22% |
| MADISON | 2018 | 157 | 129 | 42 | 87 | 18% | 55% | 27% |
| MADISON | 2019 | 317 | 269 | 87 | 182 | 15% | 57% | 27% |
| MADISON | 2020 | 315 | 277 | 138 | 139 | 12% | 44% | 44% |
AVERAGE TIME
| Dismissed | Approved | Denied | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Schaefer | No Stats for FY2020 | ||
| All ALJs in KNOXVILLE | 15% | 49% | 36% |
| All ALJs in TENNESSEE | 16% | 49% | 35% |
| All ALJs in the Nation | 18% | 45% | 38% |
4 Comments
I felt Judge Michael Schafer was not only kind, but fair. He spent a great deal listening to my side along with Social Security. I won the case so I am ever so thankful. Its too bad Social Security doesn’t do what they are told to do; give me my benefits. Instead, they are doing everything they can to stall the process and not give me my benefits I need and truly deserve. Thanks your honor for your time.
After an hour and 45 minute hearing I felt the judge was pushing to deny my disability! The judge appointed jobs person answered the judges questions and came to the conclusion I was unable to work! If unable to work how is a person suppose to survive??? The judge made a decision on the review of 2 doctor reports that never even seen me they had just read the (I say false) report of the one they sent me to!!! Which I seen again July 2016 and he said to me only good thing was my heart, whether or not he put that in my report or not, if not I don’t feel it should be valid to use at my next hearing! I first applied Oct 2011 now here it is Jan 2017 still waiting on second hearing and on the verge of homeless!
Judge Schaefer is an awesome man, takes in all the information in all fairness. It didn’t take him long to do my paperwork and get me a decision. If I had to do this all again and had a chance to choose my judge I’d go through it with him.
My experience is that Judge Schaefer was setting up the case for the claimant to fail. He was a former prosecutor and it felt like my client was gently being cross examined and led into negative statements which exaggerated what he could do, and which led to what I believe was an improper denial.