Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Boucher, Kevin

MOBILEAlabama Trending up

+6.6 pts vs national average

64.3%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge64.3%

MOBILE74.6%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

373

Fully favorable

221

59.2%

Partially favorable

5.1%

Denials

133

35.7%

Total dispositions

451

Dismissals

17.3%

Awards

240

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 59.2%Partially fav. 5.1%Denied 35.7%

Approval rate history

FY2017

59.7%139 dec

FY2018

50.9%387 dec

FY2019

46.9%486 dec

FY2020

51.9%345 dec

FY2021

41.6%320 dec

FY2022

48.9%270 dec

FY2023

61.0%223 dec

FY2024

56.7%282 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at MOBILE (10)

Stalley, D Burgess
126 dec92.1%
Sheely, Ben E
331 dec87.9%
Nelson, Roger A
273 dec84.6%
Muth, Thomas M
266 dec77.4%
Guice, Tracy S
274 dec77.0%
Robinson, Laura L
363 dec74.1%
Messina, Christopher
44 dec70.5%
McCaghren, Marni R
321 dec67.9%
Campbell, Daniel S
392 dec64.5%
Waller, Robert
61 dec60.7%

Judges in Alabama with the most decisions

Guthrie, Clarence
BIRMINGHAM446 dec
Merchant, George W.
BIRMINGHAM409 dec
South, Ricky V.
MONTGOMERY387 dec
Kraft, Emilie
BIRMINGHAM385 dec
Barnett-Jefferson, Renita
MONTGOMERY384 dec

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