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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Black-Pennington, Dale
ALBANY Trending up
+12.3 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge70.1%
ALBANY58.3%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
194
Fully favorable
116
59.8%
Partially favorable
20
10.3%
Denials
58
29.9%
Total dispositions
230
Dismissals
36
15.7%
Awards
136
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 59.8%Partially fav. 10.3%Denied 29.9%
Approval rate history
FY2010
80.0%60 dec
FY2011
64.7%519 dec
FY2012
66.6%533 dec
FY2013
63.1%493 dec
FY2014
67.7%427 dec
FY2015
62.5%467 dec
FY2016
68.0%419 dec
FY2017
66.7%381 dec
FY2018
76.5%422 dec
FY2019
63.8%439 dec
FY2020
51.5%307 dec
FY2021
50.7%304 dec
FY2022
48.6%255 dec
FY2023
64.3%213 dec
FY2024
61.5%343 dec
Above national Below national National avg
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