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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Ball, Nelisbeth
BALTIMORE Trending up
+4.0 pts vs national average
61.7%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge61.7%
BALTIMORE60.0%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
183
Fully favorable
96
52.5%
Partially favorable
17
9.3%
Denials
70
38.3%
Total dispositions
235
Dismissals
52
22.1%
Awards
113
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 52.5%Partially fav. 9.3%Denied 38.3%
Approval rate history
FY2018
34.0%153 dec
FY2019
41.2%68 dec
FY2019
27.4%412 dec
FY2020
40.6%357 dec
FY2021
45.9%349 dec
FY2022
55.4%231 dec
FY2023
57.8%102 dec
FY2024
64.8%108 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at BALTIMORE (12)
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary164 dec85.4%
- Manico, William M.22 dec72.7%
- Neely, Donald265 dec69.1%
- Borda, Eric177 dec67.8%
- Ball, Gary199 dec65.8%
- Olmscheid, Melvin272 dec62.9%
- Posner, Tara217 dec61.8%
- Hammock, Melissa266 dec53.0%
- Barker, Paul206 dec47.6%
- Simmonds, Clary280 dec47.5%
- Turner-Banks, Tamara178 dec43.3%
- Massengill, Scott124 dec41.9%
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