Check out this recent Wall Street Journal article about Administrative Law Judge Gerald Krafsur. Judge Krafsur has been a Social Security judge in Kingsport, Tennesse since 1991. According to the article, he was one of the most productive judges among the roughly 1500 Social Security judges nationwide, and had one of the highest approval ratings. (You can find statistics of the approval ratings from all judges here.) He also, according the article, took the initiative to ask applications about symptoms indicative of psychiatric impairments, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Apparently, inquiring about impairments and approving applications is suspicious judicial behavior.
