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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Total decisions
289
Fully favorable
119
41.2%
Partially favorable
23
8.0%
Denials
147
50.9%
Total dispositions
356
Dismissals
67
18.8%
Awards
142
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 41.2%Partially fav. 8.0%Denied 50.9%
Approval rate history
FY2017
54.6%130 dec
FY2018
50.7%414 dec
FY2019
52.7%410 dec
FY2020
52.3%333 dec
FY2021
60.2%249 dec
FY2022
58.5%224 dec
FY2023
59.4%239 dec
FY2024
64.4%225 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at MIAMI OHO (34)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Pennock, Carol J.59 dec86.4%
- Thawley, John A233 dec82.8%
- Jones, Stephanie M129 dec79.1%
- Dixon III, Andrew117 dec78.6%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Viera-Vargas, Angel X191 dec77.0%
- Jones, Brian157 dec72.6%
- Hemming, Norman263 dec71.9%
- Wolfe, Rebecca336 dec71.1%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Skarda, Trevor121 dec69.4%
- Herin, Walter Cary280 dec69.3%
- Selland, R. Dirk162 dec69.1%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Gray, Stacy172 dec66.9%
- Dail, Grant231 dec66.2%
- Aranda, Clara H354 dec64.1%
- Vallecillo, Gonzalo143 dec63.6%
- Pope, Stephen248 dec63.3%
- DeGruy, Elizabeth166 dec62.7%
- Healy, Philip193 dec57.5%
- Alger, Ryan232 dec56.9%
- Hill, Vincent148 dec55.4%
- Monahan, Camille124 dec50.8%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Reynolds, Lornette335 dec49.9%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Leibowitz, Tracey B.410 dec48.0%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer199 dec42.2%
- Bowling, Robert B133 dec39.8%
Judges in Florida with the most decisions
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