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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Allen, Matthew
SAN ANTONIO · primary of 2 offices Trending up
-8.4 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge49.4%
SAN ANTONIO55.1%
National avg57.8%
Figures below are for SAN ANTONIO, this judge’s busiest office. They also have records at 1 other office (RENO).
Total decisions
314
Fully favorable
117
37.3%
Partially favorable
38
12.1%
Denials
159
50.6%
Total dispositions
377
Dismissals
63
16.7%
Awards
155
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 37.3%Partially fav. 12.1%Denied 50.6%
Approval rate history
FY2015
50.5%186 dec
FY2015
48.5%97 dec
FY2016
53.1%557 dec
FY2017
54.0%111 dec
FY2017
54.4%327 dec
FY2018
33.3%3 dec
FY2018
45.0%442 dec
FY2019
100.0%1 dec
FY2019
46.2%623 dec
FY2019
100.0%1 dec
FY2020
0.0%1 dec
FY2020
46.0%504 dec
FY2021
50.0%2 dec
FY2021
43.7%526 dec
FY2022
49.2%356 dec
FY2023
0.0%0 dec
FY2023
51.7%348 dec
FY2024
51.4%383 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SAN ANTONIO (20)
- Gazda, Peter270 dec89.6%
- Thompson, Michelle245 dec87.3%
- Murdock, Alexis201 dec80.1%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Wilkerson, Dwight207 dec64.3%
- Elias, Yasmin50 dec58.0%
- McKay, Bernard J.304 dec56.9%
- Kirkpatrick, Melinda322 dec56.8%
- McPhail, Robert247 dec56.3%
- Brown, Katherine260 dec53.1%
- Wurm, David R.305 dec52.8%
- Mendola, Mark151 dec51.0%
- Barnett, Ben256 dec49.2%
- Wilkov, Penny262 dec47.3%
- Holmes, Janice L.302 dec47.0%
- Perez, Lissette C.181 dec44.2%
- Brower, Charles277 dec42.2%
- Jones, Marc24 dec41.7%
- Swayze, Mark238 dec35.3%
- Momcilovic, Gordan265 dec17.0%
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