Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Allen, Michelle

LONG ISLANDNew York Trending up

+15.1 pts vs national average

72.8%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge72.8%

LONG ISLAND71.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

180

Fully favorable

112

62.2%

Partially favorable

10.6%

Denials

27.2%

Total dispositions

219

Dismissals

17.8%

Awards

131

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 62.2%Partially fav. 10.6%Denied 27.2%

Approval rate history

FY2015

0.0%0 dec

FY2016

64.8%253 dec

FY2017

59.3%322 dec

FY2018

69.5%203 dec

FY2019

68.7%198 dec

FY2020

66.3%193 dec

FY2021

50.3%183 dec

FY2022

54.6%205 dec

FY2023

71.3%115 dec

FY2024

69.5%190 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at LONG ISLAND (6)

Stagno, Linda A.
262 dec79.0%
Kilgannon, Patrick
259 dec76.8%
Tobias, David
290 dec72.4%
Berkowitz, Alan B
342 dec71.3%
Tirrell, Scott
333 dec66.4%
Antonowicz, John
253 dec61.7%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Morgan, Aaron M.
NEW YORK VARICK366 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Georger, Paul
BUFFALO345 dec
Gray, Thomas
NEW YORK VARICK340 dec

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