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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Allen, Matthew
SAN ANTONIO · primary of 2 offices Trending up
-7.2 pts vs national average
50.5%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge50.5%
SAN ANTONIO54.8%
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
372
Fully favorable
144
38.7%
Partially favorable
44
11.8%
Denials
184
49.5%
Total dispositions
441
Dismissals
69
15.6%
Awards
188
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 38.7%Partially fav. 11.8%Denied 49.5%
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, Peter300 dec89.3%
- Thompson, Michelle298 dec86.6%
- Murdock, Alexis246 dec80.1%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Wilkerson, Dwight234 dec64.5%
- Elias, Yasmin50 dec58.0%
- McKay, Bernard J.353 dec56.9%
- Kirkpatrick, Melinda360 dec55.0%
- McPhail, Robert290 dec54.5%
- Wurm, David R.340 dec53.5%
- Brown, Katherine260 dec53.1%
- Mendola, Mark174 dec51.7%
- Wilkov, Penny293 dec47.8%
- Barnett, Ben305 dec47.5%
- Holmes, Janice L.302 dec47.0%
- Perez, Lissette C.211 dec45.0%
- Brower, Charles308 dec43.2%
- Jones, Marc43 dec37.2%
- Swayze, Mark271 dec34.3%
- Momcilovic, Gordan311 dec17.4%
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