View from the Bench I: DC Magistrate (Presented by National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives)

David T. Schultz
David T. Schultz | District of Minnesota

Before becoming a United States Magistrate Judge, David Schultz was a trial lawyer and partner with Maslon, LLC. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and his law degree from Stanford. As a lawyer, Judge Schultz tried dozens of cases to verdict in state and federal courts all over the country. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

On-Demand: November 6, 2025

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Program Summary

Magistrate Judge David T. Schultz will be providing his view of issues affecting Social Security disability appeals in the Federal District Courts. Judge Schultz will begin by addressing the standard of review at the district court level. He will discuss his thoughts on the differences between the substantial evidence standard and the substantial evidence on the record as a whole standard. Judge Schultz will talk about issues that he sees as being important in District Court appeals, and issues that do not resonate at the District Court level. The Judge will also discuss the structure and content of briefs, both what he finds persuasive and not persuasive. Finally, time permitting, the Judge will give his thoughts on the Brian T.D. v. Kijakazi decision and the 8th Circuit’s treatment of that decision.

Key topics to be discussed:

  • Standards of Review: Substantial Evidence vs. Substantial Evidence on the Record as a Whole
  • Issues That Matter—and Don’t—in District Court Social Security Appeals
  • Persuasive Briefing and the Impact of Brian T.D. v. Kijakazi

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Speakers

David T. Schultz | District of Minnesota

Before becoming a United States Magistrate Judge, David Schultz was a trial lawyer and partner with Maslon, LLC. He received his Bachelor’s degree from Carleton College and his law degree from Stanford. As a lawyer, Judge Schultz tried dozens of cases to verdict in state and federal courts all over the country. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Judge Schultz also devoted hundreds of hours to pro bono representation, including representing death row inmates, seeking and obtaining exonerations of the wrongfully convicted, and helping to secure justice for the families of murder victims in the United States and abroad. In 2002, Judge Schultz traveled to Kosovo as a delegate of the ABA’s Central and Eastern European Law Institute. There he helped create the criminal law bench book for the re-constituted Kosovo judiciary. He was appointed to the bench on February 7, 2017. claimants.

Agenda

I. Standards of Review: Substantial Evidence vs. Substantial Evidence on the Record as a Whole | 9:00am – 9:20am

II. Issues That Matter—and Don’t—in District Court Social Security Appeals | 9:20am – 9:40am

III. Persuasive Briefing and the Impact of Brian T.D. v. Kijakazi | 9:40am – 10:00am

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