Margaret A. Nagle
How Judge Nagle rules, drawn from 5 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Nagle no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Nagle decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
The court remanded when testing instruments designed for educated English speakers were used without adequately accounting for a claimant's limited education and need for an interpreter.
“requires a Spanish language interpreter to communicate effectively in English.”
When unresolved factual issues remained, the court remanded for further proceedings rather than order immediate benefits.
“where there are outstanding issues that must be resolved before a determination of disability can be made”
Cautions
Repeated administrative remands drew explicit concern where the decision-maker had made scant effort to follow detailed prior instructions.
“the ALJ made scant effort to follow.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED”
“decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED”
“decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED”
“decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED”
“decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
All fifteen sampled cases had terminated. Their median duration was 324 days, with a range of 110 to 510 days. The single early-tenure cohort does not represent Nagle's full docket.
A historical record
Judge Nagle no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.