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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Childs, J. S
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN Stable
Lifetime approval rate
73.2%
+15.4 pts vs national
Total decisions
291
Fully favorable
203
69.8%
Partially favorable
10
3.4%
Denials
78
26.8%
Total dispositions
358
Dismissals
67
18.7%
Awards
213
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 69.8%Partially fav. 3.4%Denied 26.8%
Approval rate history
FY2010
74.4%512 dec
FY2011
77.2%434 dec
FY2011
0.0%3 dec
FY2012
65.3%482 dec
FY2013
56.8%426 dec
FY2014
60.5%347 dec
FY2015
83.0%53 dec
FY2015
58.3%360 dec
FY2017
69.8%364 dec
FY2018
74.8%167 dec
FY2018
56.6%113 dec
FY2019
68.6%353 dec
FY2020
68.6%331 dec
FY2021
68.8%333 dec
FY2022
68.9%206 dec
FY2023
73.6%163 dec
FY2024
68.3%202 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at ATLANTA DOWNTOWN (15)
- McHenry, Laura G166 dec88.0%
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Murray, S. Charles266 dec80.8%
- Miller, Hilton R305 dec73.1%
- Littlefield, Suzanne A190 dec71.6%
- Gray, Stacy175 dec70.3%
- Dail, Grant210 dec62.4%
- Egemonye, Ucheakpunwa369 dec60.4%
- Lykins, Raymond M316 dec59.2%
- McMichael, Carla194 dec53.1%
- Rodgers, Raymond515 dec51.1%
- Bentley, Lisa B297 dec47.5%
- Crocker, Boyce460 dec46.5%
- Dula, Melinda L92 dec38.0%
- Flanagan, Brendan F95 dec22.1%
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