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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Blount, NaKeisha
WASHINGTON Trending down
+26.4 pts vs national average
84.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge84.1%
WASHINGTON61.1%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
233
Fully favorable
160
68.7%
Partially favorable
36
15.5%
Denials
37
15.9%
Total dispositions
293
Dismissals
60
20.5%
Awards
196
3-year trend
Falling
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 68.7%Partially fav. 15.5%Denied 15.9%
Approval rate history
FY2018
55.3%170 dec
FY2019
52.9%429 dec
FY2020
50.6%350 dec
FY2021
48.9%376 dec
FY2022
57.9%337 dec
FY2023
67.6%173 dec
FY2023
69.4%72 dec
FY2024
61.3%315 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at WASHINGTON (14)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Bryant, S290 dec87.6%
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary164 dec85.4%
- Cutlar, Malik203 dec66.5%
- Haaversen, Hortensia295 dec65.4%
- Chaykin, Benjamin272 dec65.1%
- Hannan, Bonnie305 dec55.7%
- Begley, David141 dec53.9%
- Ayer, F. H.256 dec53.5%
- Emerson, Andrew206 dec50.0%
- Kotval, Raghav141 dec49.6%
- Krasnow, M.221 dec36.2%
- Moldafsky, Gregory202 dec36.1%
- Kim, T.324 dec30.6%
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