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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
65.9%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge65.9%
WASHINGTON60.8%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
223
Fully favorable
103
46.2%
Partially favorable
44
19.7%
Denials
76
34.1%
Total dispositions
279
Dismissals
56
20.1%
Awards
147
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 46.2%Partially fav. 19.7%Denied 34.1%
Approval rate history
FY2017
69.2%188 dec
FY2018
50.2%249 dec
FY2019
44.4%372 dec
FY2020
53.3%315 dec
FY2021
56.0%309 dec
FY2022
57.1%238 dec
FY2023
55.3%197 dec
FY2024
65.7%306 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at WASHINGTON (14)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Bryant, S336 dec88.1%
- Blount, NaKeisha279 dec84.2%
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary175 dec79.4%
- 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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