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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data
Merchan, Sylke
OKLAHOMA CITY Trending Up
79.6%
+21.8% vs national avg
What this means for your case: This judge approves cases at 79.6% — well above the national average of 57.8%. Out of 240 decisions, 191 were favorable. Their approval rate has been trending upward over the past 3 years.
Total Decisions
240
Fully Favorable
177
73.8%
Partially Favorable
14
5.8%
Denials
49
20.4%
Total Dispositions
305
Dismissals
65
21.3%
Awards
191
Trend (3yr)
Rising
Decision Breakdown (FY2025)
Fully Fav
Denied
Fully Favorable: 73.8%Partially Favorable: 5.8%Denied: 20.4%
Approval Rate History
FY2010
80.0%5 dec
FY2010
73.1%279 dec
FY2011
60.4%159 dec
FY2011
69.8%232 dec
FY2011
55.3%47 dec
FY2012
66.1%413 dec
FY2013
67.2%366 dec
FY2014
68.5%318 dec
FY2015
66.7%219 dec
FY2015
60.8%107 dec
FY2016
61.1%316 dec
FY2017
59.4%286 dec
FY2018
60.9%320 dec
FY2019
67.6%404 dec
FY2020
71.7%265 dec
FY2021
64.9%245 dec
FY2022
69.8%182 dec
FY2023
72.9%192 dec
FY2024
79.0%252 dec
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Other Judges at OKLAHOMA CITY (16)
Harris, Michael
352 decisions86.4%
Levine, Jodi B.287 decisions85.7%
Engel, David W200 decisions84.0%
Stults, Douglas S.367 decisions79.6%
Cravens, Steven L262 decisions74.8%
Fulton, Kenton W150 decisions72.0%
Parrish, Kim D.396 decisions69.7%
Hamilton, Angelita347 decisions68.3%
McLean, Jennie L.15 decisions66.7%
Schallner, Sherry L.314 decisions66.2%
Hertzig, Michael S118 decisions63.6%
Bowen, Carol K189 decisions61.4%
Shepherd, Larry D.346 decisions56.4%
Bentley, J. Leland305 decisions55.7%
Wurm, David R389 decisions51.2%
Thompson, Edward L.97 decisions44.3%