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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
49.4%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge49.4%
SAN ANTONIO54.3%
National avg57.7%
Figures below are for SAN ANTONIO, this judge’s busiest office. They also have records at 1 other office (RENO).
Total decisions
421
Fully favorable
161
38.2%
Partially favorable
47
11.2%
Denials
213
50.6%
Total dispositions
504
Dismissals
83
16.5%
Awards
208
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 38.2%Partially fav. 11.2%Denied 50.6%
Approval rate history
FY2015
49.8%283 dec
FY2016
53.1%557 dec
FY2017
54.3%438 dec
FY2018
44.9%445 dec
FY2019
46.4%625 dec
FY2020
45.9%505 dec
FY2021
43.8%528 dec
FY2022
49.2%356 dec
FY2023
51.7%348 dec
FY2024
51.4%383 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SAN ANTONIO (20)
- Gazda, Peter355 dec87.6%
- Thompson, Michelle328 dec86.6%
- Murdock, Alexis283 dec78.8%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Wilkerson, Dwight258 dec64.3%
- Elias, Yasmin51 dec58.8%
- McKay, Bernard J.401 dec57.1%
- McPhail, Robert327 dec53.2%
- Brown, Katherine260 dec53.1%
- Kirkpatrick, Melinda402 dec52.7%
- Wurm, David R.391 dec52.2%
- Mendola, Mark200 dec51.0%
- Wilkov, Penny353 dec48.7%
- Perez, Lissette C.244 dec48.4%
- Barnett, Ben343 dec48.1%
- Holmes, Janice L.302 dec47.0%
- Brower, Charles368 dec43.2%
- Swayze, Mark308 dec33.8%
- Jones, Marc67 dec31.3%
- Momcilovic, Gordan366 dec17.2%
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