James R. Marschewski
How Judge Marschewski rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Marschewski no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Marschewski
James R. Marschewski served as a U.S. magistrate judge for the Western District of Arkansas from 2007 until his retirement in 2015. He previously served as a Sebastian County circuit judge. He earned degrees from the University of Arkansas and John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
How Judge Marschewski decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
In Storie, the judge remanded when the administrative law judge had not developed medical evidence needed to assess the claimant’s impairments.
“failed to request additional medical evidence to clarify the record with regard to plaintiff’s impairments, we believe that remand is necessary.”
In Dyson, the judge directed a fuller assessment of the claimant’s functional capacity and identified a consultative examination as an option if the record still needed development.
“If further development of the record on the issue of plaintiff's RFC is necessary, the ALJ may also order a consultative exam, in which, the consultative examiner should be asked to review the medical evidence of record, perform examinations and appropriate testing needed to properly diagnosis plaintiff's condition(s), and complete a medical assessment of plaintiff's abilities to perform work related activities.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“For reasons stated in the memorandum opinion of this date, we hereby affirm the decision of the Commissioner and dismiss plaintiff’s case with prejudice.”
“For reasons stated in a memorandum opinion of this date, we hereby grant defendant’s motion; reverse the decision of the Commissioner; and remand this case for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“Based on the foregoing, we reverse the ALJ’s decision and remand this case to the Commissioner for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“Accordingly, we conclude that the ALJ’s decision is not supported by substantial evidence, and therefore, the denial of benefits to the plaintiff, should be reversed and this matter should be remanded to the Commissioner for further consideration pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g).”
“For reasons stated in the memorandum opinion of this date, we hereby affirm the decision of the Commissioner and dismiss plaintiff's case with prejudice.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The 30 enumerated and order-identified cases are Social Security disability appeals decided by consent. Across the 25 docket-cited cases with both filing and judgment dates, the median time from case filing to judgment was 389 days.
A historical record
Judge Marschewski no longer sits on this court. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled here. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.