Jacqueline S. Drucker

Social Security Lawyer & Former Social Security Administrative Law Judge

Of Counsel

Judge Drucker came to the Bar after a career as an educator, wife and mother. She started this new career as an attorney advisor and after a time was promoted to Supervisory Attorney Advisor. She left the federal government to accept a position as Administrative Law Judge with the State of California. After some years of private practice representing people who had been denied their applications for Social Security disability benefits she returned to Social Security as an Administrative Law Judge ruling on the same type of cases.

Areas of Practice

• Social Security Disability

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• California, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1983

Education

• Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California
  • J.D. – 1975
  • Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
  • Law Review: Western State Law Review, Book Review Editor, 1974 – 1975
• Wayne State University, Detroit, MichiganB.A. – 1954
  • Major: Science

Published Works

• Handling the Social Security Case, Continuing Education of the Bar, Berkley, CA, 1990
• West Social Security Law Reporter, Editorial Advisory Committee, 1987

Classes/Seminars

• Social Security Appeals, Los Angeles County Bar, 1989 – 1991
• Professional Associations and Memberships
• Association of Administrative Law Judges, Administrative Law Judge, 1994 – 2006
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives, Member, 2006 – Present

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Government, Social Security Administration, Administrative Law Judge, 1994 – 2006
• State of California, Administrative Law Judge, 1990 – 1994
• Pro Bono Activities
• Volunteer Attorney at Jewish Legal Services (Bet Tzedek), 1976 – 1978
• Volunteer Attorney, Cathedral City Senior Center, 2004 – 2007

Languages

• English (Primary)
• Hebrew