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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
84.2%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge84.2%
WASHINGTON60.8%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
279
Fully favorable
192
68.8%
Partially favorable
43
15.4%
Denials
44
15.8%
Total dispositions
348
Dismissals
69
19.8%
Awards
235
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 68.8%Partially fav. 15.4%Denied 15.8%
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
68.2%245 dec
FY2024
61.3%315 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at WASHINGTON (14)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Bryant, S336 dec88.1%
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary175 dec79.4%
- Cutlar, Malik223 dec65.9%
- Haaversen, Hortensia353 dec65.4%
- Chaykin, Benjamin313 dec64.5%
- Ayer, F. H.301 dec55.5%
- Hannan, Bonnie345 dec54.5%
- Begley, David155 dec53.5%
- Kotval, Raghav192 dec51.6%
- Emerson, Andrew239 dec50.6%
- Moldafsky, Gregory202 dec36.1%
- Krasnow, M.268 dec35.8%
- Kim, T.324 dec30.6%
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