Jack Melanson is a former federal Administrative Law Judge with the Social Security Administration, who adjudicated over 5,000 disability claims during his 17-year career. Prior to his appointment as a judge, he was an attorney in private practice representing disability claimants for 10 years. He possesses broad and in-depth knowledge of the medical and vocational aspects of disability.  

Jack graduated from Western New England University School of Law in 1990. Prior to law school, he graduated from Texas A&M University and served as a Marine Corps Officer.