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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data
Strong, Helen F
HOUSTON WEST Trending Up
86.4%
+28.6% vs national avg
What this means for your case: This judge approves cases at 86.4% — well above the national average of 57.8%. Out of 309 decisions, 267 were favorable. Their approval rate has been trending upward over the past 3 years.
Total Decisions
309
Fully Favorable
257
83.2%
Partially Favorable
10
3.2%
Denials
42
13.6%
Total Dispositions
385
Dismissals
76
19.7%
Awards
267
Trend (3yr)
Rising
Decision Breakdown (FY2025)
Fully Fav
Denied
Fully Favorable: 83.2%Partially Favorable: 3.2%Denied: 13.6%
Approval Rate History
FY2010
89.4%433 dec
FY2011
83.4%445 dec
FY2012
80.7%367 dec
FY2013
49.1%212 dec
FY2013
40.0%5 dec
FY2013
47.8%23 dec
FY2014
57.7%383 dec
FY2015
71.0%359 dec
FY2017
64.1%295 dec
FY2018
63.6%349 dec
FY2019
66.6%368 dec
FY2020
79.0%296 dec
FY2021
71.2%233 dec
FY2022
76.8%203 dec
FY2023
76.8%151 dec
FY2024
83.8%229 dec
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Other Judges at HOUSTON WEST (10)
Bach, Laura
441 decisions71.0%
Burdette, Robert N333 decisions67.3%
Suing, Timothy70 decisions62.9%
Gilbert, Richard A433 decisions59.4%
Eason, Kimani R391 decisions49.1%
Boyle, Solomon304 decisions49.0%
Mendola, Mark J179 decisions46.9%
Matthews, Kelly342 decisions40.1%
Beers, Caroline H372 decisions37.4%
Bennett, Vincent244 decisions36.1%