2011 Hearing Decision Statistics
January 01, 2011Tables of 2011 Special Education Hearing Decisions - Sorted by prevailing parties and administrative law judges.
A total of 99 special education disputes were heard by California’s Office of Administrative Hearings in 2011. The following tables show the outcomes of those hearings sorted by:
- Prevailing Party
- Administrative Law Judges by Prevailing Party
- Prevailing Party by Student’s Representation
Hearing Decisions by Prevailing Party
This table shows the number hearing decisions sorted by prevailing party followed by its percentage of the total number of hearing decisions.
| Student Prevailed | 14 | 14% |
| Split Decision | 20 | 20% |
| LEA* Prevailed | 65 | 66% |
| Total | 99 |
Hearing Decisions by Administrative Law Judges
This table shows the decisions by name of administrative law judges (ALJs) and the number of decisions showing which party prevailed.
| Administrative Law Judge | LEA* Prevailed | Split Decision | Student Prevailed |
| Adeniyi A. Ayoade |
3
|
–
|
1
|
| Adrienne L. Krikorian |
3
|
1
|
1
|
| Bob N. Varma |
–
|
–
|
1
|
| Carla L. Garrett |
5
|
–
|
–
|
| Charles Marson |
3
|
1
|
1
|
| Clara L. Slifkin |
2
|
1
|
–
|
| Clifford H. Woosley |
3
|
2
|
1
|
| Darrell Lepkowsky |
4
|
2
|
–
|
| Deborah Myers-Cregar |
3
|
–
|
–
|
| Deidre L. Johnson |
–
|
4
|
–
|
| Eileen M. Cohn |
4
|
–
|
1
|
| Elsa H. Jones |
4
|
–
|
1
|
| Gary A. Geren |
4
|
–
|
1
|
| Glynda B. Gomez |
3
|
–
|
–
|
| Judith Pasewark |
3
|
1
|
1
|
| June R. Lehman |
1
|
1
|
–
|
| Michael G. Barth |
2
|
1
|
–
|
| Peter Paul Castillo |
2
|
2
|
1
|
| Rebecca Freie |
2
|
2
|
–
|
| Richard T. Breen |
1
|
–
|
1
|
| Robert Helfand |
4
|
–
|
1
|
| Stella L. Owens-Murrell |
4
|
1
|
–
|
| Susan Ruff |
3
|
1
|
2
|
| Timothy L. Newlove |
2
|
–
|
–
|
| Totals |
65
|
20
|
14
|
*Refers to any Local Education Agency (LEA) such as a school district, County Office of Education, County Mental Health, Charter School, etc.
Hearing Decisions by Student’s Representation
This table shows the hearing decisions sorted by prevailing party and the student’s representation.
| Student’s Representation |
Advocate
|
Attorney
|
Parent
|
None
|
Totals
|
| District Prevailed |
5
|
33
|
19
|
8
|
65
|
| Split Decision |
1
|
15
|
3
|
1
|
20
|
| Student Prevailed |
–
|
13
|
1
|
–
|
14
|
| Totals |
6
|
61
|
23
|
9
|
99
|