MORGANTOWN, West virginia Odar offices
At the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) in Morgantown, WEST VIRGINIA, 13 different administrative law judges (ALJ) conduct Social Security Disability (SSD) hearings and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) hearings. Currently, in Morgantown, the average wait time for a SSI or SSD hearing is 12 months. The average case processing time in Morgantown is 428 days. The Morgantown average for winning a SSI or SSD disability hearing is 34%. Click on the name of one of the ALJs below to see detailed information about their hearing results. This information for the Morgantown ODAR office was last updated on 10/01/2021.
AVERAGE STATISTICS
| Office | Judges | Avg. Hearing | Average Processing Time |
Avg. Depositions Per Day Per ALJ |
Cases Dismissed |
Cases Approved |
Cases Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGANTOWN | 13 | 12.0 months | 428 days | 2.1 | 19% | 34% | 47% |
| WEST VIRGINIA | 11.8 months | 419 days | 2.0 | 18% | 46% | 36% | |
| National Average: | 11.8 months | 418 days | 1.9 | 18% | 44% | 38% | |
AVERAGE TIME
| Hearing Wait Time |
Depositions Per Day Per ALJ |
Average Processing Time |
Cases Pending |
Depositions | New Cases | Hearings In Person |
Video Hearings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| months | days | % | % |
LIST OF JUDGES / 23
| Full Name | Dismissed | Approved | Denied |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen R Woody | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mark M Swayze | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| J.E. Sullivan | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| William R Stanley | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brian B Rippel | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Randall W Moon | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| George A Mills III | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| John Michaelsen | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jeffrey P La Vicka | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Karen B Kostol | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Terrence Hugar | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Nikki Hall | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jacqueline Haber | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jacquelin Haber Lamkay | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richard E Guida | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Daniel F Cusick | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Brian Crockett | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Regina Carpenter | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Michael Carr | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Norma Cannon | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Richard D Brady | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Karl Alexander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Rebecca Adams | 0% | 0% | 0% |
79 Comments
Outstanding judge, fair and compassionate. She's also very thorough.
Judge Adams, is a very caring person, she allows you the opportunity to be heard.
Judge Adams, showed that she doesn't understand that what one person disability causes may differ from another. I have serve multiple sclerosis and epilepsy seizure disorders unable to manage my own personal care most of the time and I was denied 4 times. I'm still in the process of trying to get my disability.
My kid forced though special classes then special schools then needs a doc and phy in every class then turns 18 and gets cut off of SSD ? WTH ? and this is the Self rightist , Hypocritical judge that did it . if it wasen't for me the kid would be homeless but not that daddy's little ( very little ) rich boy cares about others just look at his record .
terrible just in it for the money and a racists at that just look at his facebook
Judge Alexander is a very fair and thoughtful jurist. I vey much enjoy appearing before him, he is kind to counsel and the parties and his decisions are well reasoned. It is amazing that such a knowledgeable and fair Judge works in the same office as the intolerable Judge Nikki Hall.
Was Judge Brady an attorney supervisor in Tampa ODAR before he became an ALJ? If so, he is a really nice man.
Was Judge Brady an attorney supervisor in Tampa ODAR before he became an ALJ? If so, he is a really nice man.
Was Judge Brady an attorney supervisor in Tampa ODAR before he became an ALJ? If so, he is a really nice man.
By your % approved cases, and looking at the other judges largest % denials, it seems you DO actually listen to people and can understand that they feel helpless and can't provide for their families which makes low self-esteem also. People DO WANT to be proud and productive by working and feeling self-worth. Needing help financially is not easy to ask for (although we've worked for many years..which is why our bodies are broken down in the first place.) I may have a hearing coming up in this office soon...I hope I can be heard by you for it is scary to wait so long and be so clinging to the need for financial help with no chances of benefits. Can other judges even try to put themselves in our places..we have been trying for 2 years for help..why would we do this if we could go out and work for money while financial life worsens each week.
By your % approved cases, and looking at the other judges largest % denials, it seems you DO actually listen to people and can understand that they feel helpless and can't provide for their families which makes low self-esteem also. People DO WANT to be proud and productive by working and feeling self-worth. Needing help financially is not easy to ask for (although we've worked for many years..which is why our bodies are broken down in the first place.) I may have a hearing coming up in this office soon...I hope I can be heard by you for it is scary to wait so long and be so clinging to the need for financial help with no chances of benefits. Can other judges even try to put themselves in our places..we have been trying for 2 years for help..why would we do this if we could go out and work for money while financial life worsens each week.
By your % approved cases, and looking at the other judges largest % denials, it seems you DO actually listen to people and can understand that they feel helpless and can't provide for their families which makes low self-esteem also. People DO WANT to be proud and productive by working and feeling self-worth. Needing help financially is not easy to ask for (although we've worked for many years..which is why our bodies are broken down in the first place.) I may have a hearing coming up in this office soon...I hope I can be heard by you for it is scary to wait so long and be so clinging to the need for financial help with no chances of benefits. Can other judges even try to put themselves in our places..we have been trying for 2 years for help..why would we do this if we could go out and work for money while financial life worsens each week.
I recently had a hearing with this judge. I was treated with such a high level of respect and compassion, it was almost scary. I was given a full favorable ruling, but that is not what inspired this comment. This judge actually cares about us as people. Just treat her with respect, and you WILL receive a fair decision based upon the merits of your medical condition.
I am extremely disappointed in my son's decision. Having an extremely rare and severe case of Nail Patella Syndrome, where all major limbs are affected, Chronic Kidney Disease, as well as a variety of mental illnesses, including depression, anxiety and ADD, I am (and all others that know him), shocked that his judge denied him SSI. His arms only straighten half-way (about 90 degrees) and because they are chronically dislocated and have little cartilage, his elbow bones rub together constantly causing pain. His right leg doesn't go straight either and his knee caps dislocate every time he bends his knees causing a lot of pain. He has the worst case of flat feet that I've ever seen causing so much pain as well. He has Chronic Kidney disease where she said he wasn't compliant with medication - which she said the same about anti-depressants - however, had she asked him about that, he would have told her that his mother stopped him from taking the CKD medicine originally prescribed because of the known terrible side-effects on patients with Nail Patella Syndrome and that 2 weeks later, he got a different prescription (a far safer drug) and has been on it ever since. As far as anti-depressant medicines, he's had terrible side-effects with each kind he's tried, that's not his fault! Not to mention, he's been on and off health insurance (like millions of people in the US) and so his psychological and psychiatric appointments have been staggered because of that but, she didn't ask him about any of this, not to mention his lawyer didn't say more than 2 sentences during the hearing. We are in a support group for folks with Nail Patella Syndrome and know several others who have been approved for SSI. He is more physically severe than most of them and most don't have the chronic kidney disease. He is on the verge of needing a kidney transplant, just like his aunt. Of course he is depressed! He fears he is going to die from kidney disease, just like my sister nearly did after going through serious rejection of her transplanted kidney. He watched her struggles and is terrified. He's very smart but has the lowest self-esteem because of his very visible physical disabilities, it's extremely unfortunate. I know several people who don't come close to having the same disabling conditions, as my son and are approved. I apologize for the vent but, I am in shock, as are those who know my son, who has already tried to commit suicide several times and who is always talking about taking his life because of all of his issues. His judge wrote in her decision that the attempt that landed him in the hospital was due to a single life event and that's sad because we've shown, in his evidence, that he's been depressed and seeing therapists on and off since he was 4 years old. I'm terrified that I'm going to lose my son. I hope the appeals council does the right thing and if they send his case back to his judge, I hope she does the right thing. ~ Terrified mom (PS I hope this doesn't hurt him, I'm just so sad for him b/c he just keeps saying, with this decision, that he just wants to give up.)
I just went in front of Judge Carpenter on the 3rd of July 2019. She was very nice, patient and professional. I was already nervous and scared with my anxiety but she did her best to help me understand the questions no matter how many times she had to repeat them with my comprehension problem. You can tell she actually cared and listen to what I had to say.. Even tho i kept forgetting things and would randomly think of them she was patient with me
My son, Jeffrey Ansell had a hearing before you a few months ago. You said he didn't deserve/qualify for SSI. He died three weeks ago of the illness you said he didn't have...qualify for...whatever. I am very disappointed in the system. I'm sure his Alpha One would have killed him eventually, but he'd have been able to live a little before his death with the money the SSI would have afforded him. Jeff had no life. He laid in bed...or oxygen for years. He never went "out." Except perhaps with me once a month or so to the Olive Garden. He was on oxygen which didn't have a long cord. The first thing he planned to do was buy a portable oxygen cannister. I am so sad. Words can't even tell you how sad I am and disappointed in his "lawyer."
I worked for 40 years and paid my government over a million dollars in taxes. I could no longer work due to my disability's and ask for my benefits that I paid for over those 40 years so I could take care of my 80 year old mother, the widow of a Veteran and policeman. We were hungry and needed food, we were thirsty and needed to drink, so we came to Michael Carr and pleaded for help and he said depart from me. Now he and his family will face the same treatment he gave to us, as it is written in God's word: Mathew 25 / 31-46 “Then He will say to those on His left, Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, Then they (Michael Carr and his) also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me. And these (Michael Carr and his) will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” You and yours, please enjoy Hell, and I will be there with the Lord as a testament against you on that day, you cursed a Veteran and Policeman's widow and her children, now the curse is on you and all you care about, Lon Ross, I will be there on your day of judgment before the Lord.
Don't give up, We The People do have the power to make changes to corruption in our government. Many don't know that as a US citizen you have the right to have “ANY” US employee investigated for miss use of power by your Congressman. I am opening a Congressional CASE investigation into how I have been mistreated and discriminated against by the SSDI and Judge Michael Carr, I am also naming Carolyn W. Colvin Social Security Administration “ACTING” Commissioner of SSI for the entire country. All you have to do is look up who your Congressman is and ask for the form to file a Congressional investigation into your case. They are required by law to investigate your case and determine if your were treated unfairly. If we can get enough people to file and name the unfair Judges, we can get them removed from office, as well as the “ACTING” director who is not doing her job by getting rid of the bad apples on her own. In my case, I have a M.D, that has me listed as permanently disabled and my medical records state several conditions that qualify me for my benefits, as well and a PhD that filled out all the required SSDI forms needed to qualify me for my benefits and I am over the 55 year old age requirement for the lowest level of requirements for my benefits, yet Michael Carr took half a year after my hearing to let me know he knows more then the MD's and PhD's about my conditions. He also knew that my only hope for fair treatment would be to appeal to SSDI for a review. Well guess what, ALL appeals are sent back to Michael Carr's office in Falls Church, VA to just be turned down by Judge Carr and his friends in his own office! When this is brought to light by enough of us requesting Congressional investigations into this clearly corruptible practice, We The People can get these unfair Judges and the Carolyn W. Colvin the“ACTING” commissioner of SSI, removed form ever abusing their power at any government job again! I appealed to Her office when I learned of the corrupt policy of sending my case back to Michael Carr's own office just to be turned down and what I got instead of help from her office, was a immediate refusal to even review my case from Michael Carr's own office. ARE YOU WITH ME, it's WE THE PEOPLE TIME!! Please contact your Congressman TODAY! When WE THE PEOPLE start hundreds or thousands of Congressional investigations in to this corrupt system, things will change and quickly! God bless all who will fight, and He will fight for us too. Thanks
This is a very very fair judge that looks at you when your speaking he is very polite and calm I had tons of medical records on file he must of read all of them I don’t believe we are just cases to him I feel he cares and if you tell the truth he will be fair also
I feel sorry for anyone that has this judge. I received my denial letter after my hearing. He flat out lied in the report to justify his decision. He reported that my daughter(actually niece) no longer has her disability which she does. He also made reference to getting a report from her speech teacher. She has never and still to this day has never had a speech teacher. He also made reference to her being in preschool when she was 7 years old as well as a kindergarten pretest which he did not have because my daughter did not live with me until her second year of kindergarten was half over and she lived in a different state. Will be seeking professional counsel regarding this case.
I feel sorry for anyone that has this judge. I received my denial letter after my hearing. He flat out lied in the report to justify his decision. He reported that my daughter(actually niece) no longer has her disability which she does. He also made reference to getting a report from her speech teacher. She has never and still to this day has never had a speech teacher. He also made reference to her being in preschool when she was 7 years old as well as a kindergarten pretest which he did not have because my daughter did not live with me until her second year of kindergarten was half over and she lived in a different state. Will be seeking professional counsel regarding this case.
I feel sorry for anyone that has this judge. I received my denial letter after my hearing. He flat out lied in the report to justify his decision. He reported that my daughter(actually niece) no longer has her disability which she does. He also made reference to getting a report from her speech teacher. She has never and still to this day has never had a speech teacher. He also made reference to her being in preschool when she was 7 years old as well as a kindergarten pretest which he did not have because my daughter did not live with me until her second year of kindergarten was half over and she lived in a different state. Will be seeking professional counsel regarding this case.
This man was so gentle and kind during the hearing. Very accomodating, and seemed to be a person who listened, and seemed careful to get the testimony accurate. He gets one star for his kindness during the hearing. I received my hearing determination today. Everything I told him I can't do anymore, due to cataplexy (seizure like episodes) he says that I said that I can do these things. This is completely opposite my testimony. Not accurate at all. He even states I'm capable of going to the store on my own and spending time with family. When I clearly told him I can't drive more than about 30 minutes with Narcolepsy and only drive when I'm for fact certain I won't be a danger to anyone. This judge wrote my determination based on, and in his writing, the complete opposite of what was testified. This man obviously has no care for accuracy, or to award benefits to those who really need them. Just another example of our government being complete crooks, and leaving deserving proven disabled folks out to dry. I won a previous hearing in Dallas Tx.a few years prior, but worked as long as I physically could until my condition has worsened immensely. This is a total insult to me, an insult to my honesty, and integrity, and all the years of forcing myself to work because I never wanted to be a man who took handouts. But I expected my paid in benefits to be available in my time of need. The USA just said F-U Tim. Suffer peasant. I've lost every bit of faith in the US Government. We'll see how long it takes for my conditions to get me to mental illness. Then we'll see if I just happen to do anything Rash,or resort to 30 minutes to an hour of violence before I need a nap. Then wake up after an hour or so for another 30 min to an hour madness spree, since I've been fighting this corrupt system for 6 long years now. The Social Security system does not work. It leaves truely disabled people without benefits, yet complete faker , scammers get benefits without hassle at all. A disgrace.
This man makes you feel so relaxed and that he really cares and then he turns around and takes everything you say out of context. My fiancé can't even lift a gallon of milk because his shoulders are so bad after two failed replacements but because he can water a garden and do a few light house chores he said he can work eight hours a day. Now after eight years of SSD he has to find a job he can do. Financially ruined us with one swipe of a pen. Look out if you get him.
Disregarded the opinions of my medical professionals, also no regard for the social security doctors opinions and denied disability. This judge gave no weight to overwhelming evidence proving disability. It is shameful and unprofessional. Looking at his track record he denied almost half of all claims.
Disregarded the opinions of my medical professionals, also no regard for the social security doctors opinions and denied disability. This judge gave no weight to overwhelming evidence proving disability. It is shameful and unprofessional. Looking at his track record he denied almost half of all claims.
Disregarded the opinions of my medical professionals, also no regard for the social security doctors opinions and denied disability. This judge gave no weight to overwhelming evidence proving disability. It is shameful and unprofessional. Looking at his track record he denied almost half of all claims.
Disregarded the opinions of my medical professionals, also no regard for the social security doctors opinions and denied disability. This judge gave no weight to overwhelming evidence proving disability. It is shameful and unprofessional. Looking at his track record he denied almost half of all claims.
Tells you to "present your case" and then interrupts, interjects, cross examines and humiliates the claimant. If claimant's treating source has the audacity to charge a fee for a medical source statement, this judge will use it to discredit the opinions of the treating physician.
Tells you to "present your case" and then interrupts, interjects, cross examines and humiliates the claimant. If claimant's treating source has the audacity to charge a fee for a medical source statement, this judge will use it to discredit the opinions of the treating physician.
Tells you to "present your case" and then interrupts, interjects, cross examines and humiliates the claimant. If claimant's treating source has the audacity to charge a fee for a medical source statement, this judge will use it to discredit the opinions of the treating physician.
Awful adjudicator with a very poor knowledge of the Rulings and Regulations. His decisions are easy to appeal: they are so full of holes you could drive a Mack truck through them. My advice to you is if you are given a video hearing with this judge, OBJECT. Ask for an in-person hearing at your local ODAR because this man will do you no favors.
Judge has a "God complex". You sir are charged with administering the LAW. YOU do not hold a MEDICAL license. YOU have no right to discredit what a doctor or several doctors state is a real disability to the point where someone is disabled.When a medical team including the IME's state a person is disabled what right does this idiot have to say a client is not? He is a joke and a discredit to anyone who rightfully administers the law. He is not concerned with protecting and upholding the law. He is focused on denying claims (see this clowns track record).When a judge dismisses 49% of all claims halfway through the year (2014) it should be an alarm to the court system that he is corrupt and should be investigated. He is completely clueless on how to do his job and should be disbarred and tried for his dis-service to the American people.
Here it is in a "nutshell"...this judge has a terrible approval rating....it is crystal clear to me that he does not listen to any witness testimony at all...he disregards all medical records, he disregards your lawyer testimony, he disregards his own disability doctors, he disregards all the claimants doctors and his own vocational expert...with that being said...how could anyone win a case that is brought before him?...it is clear to me that he already decided on a "denial" before the hearing started...In my humble opinion, his top priority is denying claims no matter what and that is SAD....so very sad that this is how our country and lawmakers treat people who have become medically disabled...the only witness he found credible was the insurance/disability doctor that looked at the records before the hearing (never examined me at all) and stated "that I am not disabled at all and can return to my previous job".....wow.....really? Funny how he listened to her testimony huh? Talk about a scam.....yup that's right....A SCAM
I have a hearing on Friday the 13th with this judge, I feel like I will not be approved because my disability is not obvious. Can I get some "pointers" or does anyone have any helpful suggestions for me? Thanks, A
This *********** ****** **** does not know how to interpret disability law. He approved 22% only thus far in 2018. My advice, apply in a different county or state. Interrupts, and is not personable. Unprofessional
*********** ****** ***** is an awful adjudicator. Does not even look at doctor's info or statements. He ******* *****. Can only hope that one day his *** becomes disabled and knows what it is like. ****.
No one e has a positive comment about this judge, even past workers in office. These workers told me to withdraw my application and file a new one. Since there is no decision, they can use records prior to withdrawal. The states DDS approval is twice his percentage. I should have listened. He makes quick decisions, if you receive a notice within 2 weeks it is a denial. His mind is made up prior to hearing. The only records he reviews is the ones from their paid for doctors and vocational expert's first jobs you can perform. Most vocational experts magically find these jobs you can do even though they are not within your restrictions. He gives not weight to specialist in their field, especially ones you were referred to. New regulations allow such behaviors, but Appeals Council remands most of his denials, but you will have to wait around a year. Again once you see he is assigned your ALJ, withdraw and refile. His office's wait for a hearing has decreased drastically, some within 5 months. Another tactic I was told to avoid ODARS with low approval is get a mail box at a place like Mail Box Ect that have a physical address. Provide this address to SSA. Sign up for USPS informed delivery, once you see mail from SSA go pick it up.
I read all the comments fearing a denial given my young age. I prayed for a year or more that I would have my case seen by a judge who would offer compassion and understanding to my circumstances. I was surprised that when I dissociated in the first few minutes in front of the judge, even with my service dog with me tasking, I was so nervous and upset he was kind and offered if I wanted my support person to come into the hearing. He then explained he read my file and saw that I'd been through a criminal trial recently as a victim and not to worry, this was not nearly as formal. I was so unbelievably grateful he actually even read any my 1600 pg file as the judge in the criminal trial completely dismissed my Victim's Impact Statement & was devastated in our system walking into this hearing. Through all the tears I explained how I was completely okay until being assaulted a few years ago. My attorney really helped in asking questions to prompt where my daily struggles were and how it impacted my inability to work. The vocational expert suggested 3 positions that were very unrealistic for my circumstances. The judge seemed to acknowledge that and thus my attorney backed off at the end of the hearing & I was surprised that it was over and there was no rebuttal to the suggested jobs. As I got up to leave as I walked out the door the judge said "Take it Easy." It truly sounded sincere. I looked back at him and said "I truly wish I didn't have to, but thank you." This judge was an an answer to my prayers as I got word this week my case got a fully favorable decision. My next prayer is that in a few years, I continue to recover and someday can go back to work and then somehow thank this judge and tell him he was an answer to my prayers for God to provide when I needed it most.
I went before Judge Hall today and she was very professional and thorough! I have to wait for a decision but the thing I want to note is I was VERY nervous going into the hearing due to people looking down on you because it seems most people's first thoughts are "Oh he just doesn't want to work"! But Judge Hall did not give me that impression at all. I was nervous and upset for no reason. Some of us are truly unable to work and I believe Judge Hall notices that.No matter what her decision is I feel she is an Honest and Fair Judge, and if I'm denied I will appeal it again! I hope this helped someone else who has to go before her, I wish I could have seen a post about her before I had my hearing!!! Lol
Judge Hall is the biggest joke of a judge I have ever seen. Your case has already been decided before she even meets you. She will ask a few questions in opening and the rest of the time she'll just sit there and do absolutely nothing. I mean ABSOLUTELY nothing during the hearing. Your attorney will have to carry the entire case because she won't ask about anything. Of course when she finally makes her decision she cherry picks a few points in the case and refuse to acknowledge the entire chain of evidence presented. She is an absolute legal joke. Her approval rating is 24% while the national average is 44%. Trust me, your case was decided before she even walked into the hearing.
ALJ Hall is reckless and berates claimants and attorneys alike. She has a very nasty demeanor in the hearing and will cross examine the rep on their brief, so be prepared for a battle. Rationale in denying the claim lacks common sense.
I have been practising law for the better part of three decades, and I can say without reservation, appearing before ALJ Hall is the absolute low point of my career. She is mean, without a scintilla of common courtesy, and being in the same room (thank God for CC TV hearings) with her is just a miserable experience. If 10% of the jurists I had to deal with were as unpleasant as Judge Hall, I would have quit practising law, and went to used car sales years ago.
Well just recieved my denile letter from the appeals court trying to overturn "Judge" Halls decision on my case. Its been almost 4 years and I feel all is lost. Depleted my 401k and now owe the IRS $16.000.00 on top of bills I cant pay. I may surender my citizenship to Mexico and sneak across the border into California to get help. Had to give up a $100.000 job in maintenance but according to judge Hall I can do laundry or short order cook. Still doesnt change the fact I struggle to be on my feet. Im not one to wish ill will on anyone but Judge Hall forced ill times on me with her poor knowledge of hard work so I hope she could even feel 1/10 the desparation Im feeling right now.
Rude, very unprofessional and very mean and disrespectful! I was nervous going in anyway and the way she treated me was uncalled for. My life has been hell along with my family and friends that’s had to help me so much. I wouldn’t wish anything bad on anyone but I hope she gets a taste of her own medicine one day!
Conservative but professional. Runs an efficient hearing. Gives claimant's rep plenty of opportunity to speak.
Judge Terrence Hugar overheard my appeal in my Disability case February 2019 . He listened to All of my medical evidence and history that was presented in front of him concerning my case . He then asked me many questions about my current health and my daily lifestyle and limitations . He was very Fair in all of his questions he asked me . Overall he was very knowledgeable and professional ,and made me feel relaxed in his questioning and approach . Judge Terrence Hugar is in my opinion a Very Fair and Very Knowledgeable in his Duties .
Went to my hearing for my son in September 2019. The judge was very understanding about the fact I had to fly into Colorado and didn't have anyone to watch my son. He made the case fast and was very understanding that my son couldn't keep still. He listened to all of my concerns and took all the extra paperwork I had brought in as well. Regardless of the decision I respect that he took time out to listen and allow my son to in the courtroom.
Much thanks to Judge Kostol for her help and patience at my hearing. She asked very good questions and gave me many opportunities to comment. I was pleasantly pleased....after reading many generally negative comments about the process in general. She was thorough in her explanations and handled the case very well........Thank You, whatever the outcome!
Much thanks to Judge Kostol for her help and patience at my hearing. She asked very good questions and gave me many opportunities to comment. I was pleasantly pleased....after reading many generally negative comments about the process in general. She was thorough in her explanations and handled the case very well........Thank You, whatever the outcome!
Much thanks to Judge Kostol for her help and patience at my hearing. She asked very good questions and gave me many opportunities to comment. I was pleasantly pleased....after reading many generally negative comments about the process in general. She was thorough in her explanations and handled the case very well........Thank You, whatever the outcome!
My case was before you on November 16,2015. You was not fair on my case, you didn't look at the medical evidence, all you worried about was what the doctors said about me. I guess you like a bunch of gossip, Perhaps you spread it around yourself.
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The idea of this guy having the authority to mandate the well-being or my future in general is a complete nightmare. What a driving on a suspended DL in 1989 has to do with my deteriorating spine, and disabling knees, along with the mental issue that accompany them at the age of 51 in the year 2018 is a question to be answered. My hygiene habits, and my diet also have not a g-d thing to do with the extensive long list and painful severity that I have to endure daily to why I am applying for benefits. I wish you could live in my shoes for a day, the brutalizing verbal and physical abuse I suffered as a child, leaving me with the damaged lumbar of today, the falsely accused domestic violence and burglary by girlfriends that were less than worthy to be convicted of that you took advantage of to humiliate me with, and was a depressing reminder of the bad women in my life! The relationship with a succubus who poorly parents a daughter regularly visited by Child Services that has me in the rears with child support that you also made sure of being a points against me towards my "painful physical disabilities" attempt to get SSI. Not to mention, my means of transportation, the bicycle, that is killing my knees, and best for my spine keeping me off of the ground weight bearing down on my spine! Oh, and the pot smoked once prior to the Pain Management pee test in 2016, well Mr. Jeff Sessions that'll all change once I acquire my Medical Marijuana Card giving me the right to smoke daily to alleviate chronic pain and calm my PTSD. I do hope that we meet one day when you're not on the other end of a picture screen, and I can give you my decision to your well-being you ******** *****!
I had a hearing on Feb. 14, 2019. Everybody there was kind to me and treated me like a human being. I was so nervous I couldn't even think straight and shook entire time speaking with the judge. My mental state of mind was not due to anybody present at the facility, they were all very pleasant. The judge had patience with me thankfully. Alot of my medical issues were not mentioned, but through no fault of the judge. At the end of the hearing, I was asked if theres anything I'd like to add. I said no. Our representative had already caused the hearing to start late, and I didnt want to cause the judge to be late for his next hearing. I'm rating the judge with a 5 star because with the late hearing start, and me stumbling over simple questions he still treated me like a human being.
I am so scared to go back to hearing office. 1st I have no lawyer an I waa late getting to hearing. All my fault. So I have a new date. Will he remember that I was late. Does is it matter that im not a lawyer or that educated. I just want him to really see me.
Judge Michaelsen was very thorough in his questioning of me. He considered all of my symptoms and their restrictions of my work activity. His decision letter was very precise and informative. I feel I had a very fair hearing. Thank you Judge Michaelsen.
Judge Michaelsen was very thorough in his questioning of me. He considered all of my symptoms and their restrictions of my work activity. His decision letter was very precise and informative. I feel I had a very fair hearing. Thank you Judge Michaelsen.
Judge Michaelsen was very thorough in his questioning of me. He considered all of my symptoms and their restrictions of my work activity. His decision letter was very precise and informative. I feel I had a very fair hearing. Thank you Judge Michaelsen.
Judge Michaelsen was very thorough in his questioning of me. He considered all of my symptoms and their restrictions of my work activity. His decision letter was very precise and informative. I feel I had a very fair hearing. Thank you Judge Michaelsen.
I THINK YOU NEED TO REEVALUATE SOME OF YOUR LAST FEW HEARINGS. BECAUSE, I BELIEVE THAT IF SOMEONE HAS WORKED MOST ALL THEIR LIFE AND ARE UNABLE TO DO SO EVEN AT A BASIC LEVEL DESERVE SSI EXSPECIALY IF THEY ARE DISABLED. I KNOW ANOTHER FRIEND THAT FILED ONCE AND WAS ACCEPTED AS DISABLED AND IS NOW RUNNING HIS OWN SAILBOAT IN THE CARRIBEAN. WHEN I KNOW THAT MY FREIND YOU DENIED COULD'NT EVEN GO FROM STERN TO BOW WITHOUT AN INJURING INCIDENT. I FEEL YOU NEED AN UPDATE FROM 2013. I AM SURE YOU ARE A FAIR AND DECENT PERSON BUT, WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
The judge made false statements in my decision, stating that there was a vocational expert present when in fact there was no vocational expert and court recordings will be able to verify that. He used my disability against me in his decision, stating his opinion that tardiness at a work assessment was due to"low motivation towards work goals" when the incident in question was a result of the symptoms I was experiencing. There are false and contradictory statements on every page of my decision letter. He gives no weight to any supporting evidence and based his decision solely on personal opinion of my character. The judge is neither impartial, nor unbiased. It's no wonder his rating of approval is so far out of line with his peers' ratings.
Well as for myself and my 6 strokes and still being denied my SSD after paying in to it since 1980,never collecting unemployment always worked and now can not well I think you know my feelings.
Judge Michaelsen doesn't care about anyone but himself and his ratings. I had my hearing the beginning of July and was denied in three weeks. The VE said there where no jobs I could do in the national economy, I am over 55 and have had my three doctors say that I can't work. I have severe PTSD, anxiety and severe depression and have been close to suicide several times. I had worked up until March of 2013. I had a breakdown after my husband died of stage 4 terminal cancer. I grew up being sexually abused by family members and beaten daily from my mom growing up. I had work from 1980 until 2013 accept for October 2009 to October 2010 because I had to take care of my husband. I tried going back to work but, it was very difficult. I have horrible nightmares of my childhood being abused on a daily basis. I have wished several times I wish my mom would have killed me or that I had died and not my husband. I have tried to work after he died but I had a hard time so I went onto FMLA and ran out so I was fired. I tried working in a warehouse but than I messed up my back and kept getting yelled at I would have anxiety attacks and not be able to go back until I felt I could and my doctors approved me to. At my hearing the VE said there where no jobs in the national economy that I could do. I guess I'll be living in my car and homeless because I've lost everything. I'm tired of people who have never worked get SSI they run around and do whatever they want. They need to be re-evaluated and pay there dues just like everyone else. Judge Michaelsen needs to try to get SSDI I would sure deny him and let him become homeless. Maybe he would change his arrogant attitude towards others.
Judge Michealson needs to live in the real world. He made his decision in three weeks denying me. The VE said my skills where not transferable, there where no jobs I could do in the national economy. The judge gave the VE hypotheticals be said I could detail cars hospital housekeeper and mow lawns. Once my attorney questioned the VE changed his answer to no jobs that I could do. The judge said my Drs and I weren't credible. Where the he'll does he get off. He went by what SSD DRS said I've never even seen them. This judge doesn't care about anyone but himself.
Judge Michaelson must have spent a considerable amount of time reviewing my extensive medical history. Judge Michaelson was professional, very detailed, and prompt in his writing his decision. I recommend that you be fully prepared and that you have medical evidence that supports your claim. My case was extremely well documented and I had professional representation. Thank you Judge Michealson.
Judge Michaelson is the worst. Pray you don't get him as your judge, because he will ignore all of your medical evidence no matter how much you have or legitimate your disabilities are. He was not at all personable and very unpleasant during my hearing and didn't seem to care that I have a team of medical specialists saying I'm disabled. Apparently having EDS, severe psychological disorders, and even cancer isn't enough for him. You must have to be a paraplegic or be missing all of your limbs to be disabled enough for this joke of a "judge." If you are assigned this judge for your SSDI hearing, just accept right now that you've already lost your case. I hope this guy becomes disabled himself and is denied. He deserves to be homeless and treated like the ******* human he is.
My sister is DEAD because of this Judge. She committed suicide upon receiving his decision. She did not feel that she could go on, and that there was no hope of her having a life. She could not work, they had lost their home and everything else. The next morning when her husband found her dead he shot himself in the head, he wrote he could not live without her. She had worked her whole life, and paid into a system that ultimately kicked her to the curb. This Judge kicked her to the curb. He did not allow much of her Medical History to be presented, nor did he care to. I remember how hard it physically was for her to go to his hearing and he had no compassion for her at all. To say this destroyed our entire family would be an understatement. I hope he is disabled or loses someone he loves to suicide, but that would be to kind. I sent him a letter telling him what he caused and never received a reply or condolences. I hope he **** ** **** where he belongs.
I was originally scheduled to see another Judge and at the last minute, without notice I ended up walking into the courtroom and seeing this guy. This was and still is an extreme problem as I have been battling ptsd and anxiety revolving around men I do not know. This wasn't taken into account or added to the record, my problems were dismissed along with my witness statements, which had to be mailed in because I wasn't allowed to have my partner or mother in the courtroom as support and witnesses. It was disappointing, upsetting, and traumatizing. The only reason I'm able to post here now is because I finally found out his name, I couldn't remember his name because of how scared I was being in the courtroom alone with a male judge I didn't know and the court report who was also male. All around, he's just very dismissive of people's problems and won't take the individual applying for ssi or their witnesses statements into account and will only focus on medical records.
I want to understand how my case was denied when the occupational therapist himself said there was "ZERO" JOBS FOR ME AVAILABLE,with my limitations then how did I get denied my 5th time..I've proven my case over n over,,this is just not fair,,I think judge Mills. Should find me this so called work I can do with my limitations that WILL pay more then 733.00$ a month...find one for me please
Judge Rippel was very fair. He was polite and understanding. My advice is to be completely respectful and honest!
Hes a heartless person if hes even human!! He went agianst my Drs and even SS own mental health Dr as well as the employment lady who was there with him but took my side!!
Judge Rippel is a VERY nice judge. Allows for an opening and closing remarks. He will go over preliminary info and employment history w/ client, then he will allow the rep to question client. He will cross.
Very detailed oriented knows the file expects the attorney to know the file . Spends a long time with vocational issues.
ALJ Swayze is a good judge - he is diligent with his knowledge of the case, and with his knowledge of the process. The biggest issue I have found with him is that he likes to micromanage his hearings to the point of correcting VEs and attorneys on their respective testimony and questioning. This comes off as aggressive and off-putting and can be demoralizing for an unaware claimant. Overall, however, he is relatively fair and reasonable.
very very mean judge. you bismurched me in front of my mother. thats the worst thing you can do to a hadicapped kid. you made me feel so bad i was hit by a drunk driver and you seemed not to have a care in the world for me it says in the constitution that person that is higher above should help the people under you like the disabled i am almost 30 years old no life im 121pounds im starving it would be cool if the person that reads these please help me in any way possible contact me at very bad judge
very very mean judge. you bismurched me in front of my mother. thats the worst thing you can do to a hadicapped kid. you made me feel so bad i was hit by a drunk driver and you seemed not to have a care in the world for me it says in the constitution that person that is higher above should help the people under you like the disabled i am almost 30 years old no life im 121pounds im starving it would be cool if the person that reads these please help me in any way possible contact me at very bad judge
very very mean judge. you bismurched me in front of my mother. thats the worst thing you can do to a hadicapped kid. you made me feel so bad i was hit by a drunk driver and you seemed not to have a care in the world for me it says in the constitution that person that is higher above should help the people under you like the disabled i am almost 30 years old no life im 121pounds im starving it would be cool if the person that reads these please help me in any way possible contact me at very bad judge