Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Baird, Bryce

BUFFALONew York Trending up

+4.0 pts vs national average

61.7%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge61.7%

BUFFALO53.9%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

Fully favorable

51.1%

Partially favorable

10.6%

Denials

38.3%

Total dispositions

Dismissals

4.1%

Awards

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 51.1%Partially fav. 10.6%Denied 38.3%

Approval rate history

FY2015

100.0%1 dec

FY2016

37.8%270 dec

FY2017

46.7%300 dec

FY2018

49.2%317 dec

FY2019

58.0%336 dec

FY2020

47.1%240 dec

FY2021

41.6%245 dec

FY2022

49.6%242 dec

FY2023

53.6%235 dec

FY2024

61.1%185 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at BUFFALO (4)

Georger, Paul
345 dec61.2%
Bell, Stephan
293 dec52.9%
Cordovani, Stephen
301 dec47.5%
Weir, William M
303 dec46.2%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Morgan, Aaron M.
NEW YORK VARICK366 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec
Gray, Thomas
NEW YORK VARICK340 dec

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