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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Ambrose, Christopher
LANSING Trending up
+25.4 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge83.3%
LANSING54.3%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
215
Fully favorable
172
80.0%
Partially favorable
7
3.3%
Denials
36
16.7%
Total dispositions
237
Dismissals
22
9.3%
Awards
179
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 80.0%Partially fav. 3.3%Denied 16.7%
Approval rate history
FY2011
63.8%411 dec
FY2012
64.9%519 dec
FY2013
52.9%510 dec
FY2014
59.9%499 dec
FY2015
58.4%464 dec
FY2016
63.7%435 dec
FY2017
67.8%435 dec
FY2018
69.2%422 dec
FY2019
70.9%454 dec
FY2020
64.5%394 dec
FY2021
53.9%293 dec
FY2022
60.6%251 dec
FY2023
55.6%279 dec
FY2024
75.1%366 dec
Above national Below national National avg
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