Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Ba-Yunus, Asad

ALBANYNew York Stable

-13.6 pts vs national average

44.2%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge44.2%

ALBANY60.0%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

308

Fully favorable

110

35.7%

Partially favorable

8.4%

Denials

172

55.8%

Total dispositions

368

Dismissals

16.3%

Awards

136

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 35.7%Partially fav. 8.4%Denied 55.8%

Approval rate history

FY2017

63.8%160 dec

FY2018

41.5%446 dec

FY2019

34.2%450 dec

FY2020

33.4%317 dec

FY2021

31.9%276 dec

FY2022

39.7%237 dec

FY2023

40.1%252 dec

FY2024

43.4%334 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at ALBANY (9)

Kelly, Paul F
298 dec92.3%
Farrell, John G
249 dec79.9%
Black-Pennington, Dale
242 dec72.3%
Lardaro, Elizabeth A.
213 dec65.7%
Marcus, Michelle S
112 dec56.3%
Mulvey, Jude
141 dec53.9%
Soltes, Andrew
326 dec52.1%
Greisler, Gretchen
165 dec48.5%
Loughlin, John
230 dec34.3%

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
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec

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