Administrative Law Judge

Parks Saunders, Joan E

Atlanta North Hearing Office · Georgia

Judge overview and comparisons

Joan E Parks Saunders serves at the Atlanta North Hearing Office in Georgia. In FY 2023 (most recent available), Joan E Parks Saunders decided 62 cases, including 31 favorable decisions, 27 unfavorable decisions, and 4 dismissals (cases closed without a decision on the merits — typically withdrawals, untimely filings, or abandonment). Their favorable rate was 50.0% and their unfavorable rate was 43.5%.

At Atlanta North Hearing Office, the pooled favorable rate is 39.4%. Their favorable rate of 50.0% is substantially higher than the office average by 10.6 percentage points.

Compared with the national pooled favorable rate of 43.3%, their favorable rate is 6.7 percentage points above the national average. The national unfavorable rate is 32.9%.

Their dismissal rate of 6.5% was 25.0 percentage points below the office rate of 31.5%.

FY 2023 Disposition Statistics

Total cases62
Favorable rate50.0%
Unfavorable rate43.5%
Favorable decisions31

Outcome breakdown

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