Terry I. Adelman
How Judge Adelman rules, drawn from 3 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Adelman no longer sits on this court. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled here.
About Judge Adelman
Terry I. Adelman served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri from December 1992 until April 2014. He was Chief Magistrate Judge from 2001 to 2008 and previously served for more than two decades as an Assistant United States Attorney for the district.
How Judge Adelman decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Lowry v. Colvin, Adelman reversed the Commissioner's disability decision and remanded. He directed the Commissioner to consider the limitations from all medically determinable impairments, severe and non-severe, and medication side effects when reassessing residual functional capacity.
“In determining plaintiff's RFC upon remand, the Commissioner is reminded that consideration must be given to the limitations and restrictions imposed by all of the plaintiff's medically determinable impairments, both severe and non-severe, as well as limitations imposed by medication side effects.”
Procedural preferences
In Reed v. Social Security Administration, Adelman granted the Commissioner's motion to reverse and remand the disability decision for further administrative proceedings.
“MEMORANDUM AND ORDER granting 9 Motion to Remand Case to Agency is reversed and remanded to the Commissioner”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this case is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this cause is REMANDED to the Commissioner for further proceedings.”
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant’s Motion to Remand (#9) is GRANTED”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
- The analyzed sample focuses on Social Security appeals.
- Adelman's docket also included a large volume of habeas corpus petitions, prisoner civil-rights cases, and general consent civil matters (insurance, ERISA, employment discrimination, contract) typical of a long-serving magistrate judge's referred-and-consent docket.
- Many of those cases resolve by dismissal or settlement without a written dispositive-motion ruling, and the broader docket was not surveyed exhaustively.
A historical record
Judge Adelman 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.