Joseph Krell v. Andrew M. Saul

St. Eve, Circuit Judge.

We focus here on an issue involving a well-known figure in Social Security cases: the vocational expert. Specifically, we address whether an administrative law judge (ALJ) can decline to issue a subpoena requiring a vocational expert to produce his underlying data sources. Given recent Supreme Court precedent, we conclude that, here, the ALJ did not abuse his discretion *584 by denying a request to issue such a subpoena. See Biestek v. Berryhill , --- U.S. ----, 139 S. Ct. 1148 , 203 L.Ed.2d 504 (2019).

I. Background

A. The Relevant Framework

A person suffering from a…