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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Daniels, Christopher R
COLUMBIA SC Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
56.0%
-1.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
298
Fully favorable
148
49.7%
Partially favorable
19
6.4%
Denials
131
44.0%
Total dispositions
363
Dismissals
65
17.9%
Awards
167
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 49.7%Partially fav. 6.4%Denied 44.0%
Approval rate history
FY2013
58.0%343 dec
FY2014
64.5%110 dec
FY2014
51.5%328 dec
FY2015
54.3%486 dec
FY2017
60.1%421 dec
FY2018
52.9%512 dec
FY2019
52.9%461 dec
FY2019
56.0%75 dec
FY2020
62.4%476 dec
FY2021
62.7%416 dec
FY2022
63.7%397 dec
FY2023
100.0%2 dec
FY2023
76.5%17 dec
FY2023
100.0%1 dec
FY2023
66.7%273 dec
FY2024
71.4%7 dec
FY2024
65.7%303 dec
FY2024
60.0%5 dec
FY2024
66.7%9 dec
FY2024
66.7%3 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at COLUMBIA SC (26)
- Thawley, John A263 dec90.9%
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Grounds, Sonya86 dec79.1%
- Bumgarner, Ashley L332 dec78.9%
- Jones, Stephanie M138 dec76.1%
- Fleming, Ronald146 dec74.0%
- Hall, Brandie178 dec70.8%
- Gray, Stacy175 dec70.3%
- Herin, Jr., Walter C220 dec64.1%
- Selland, R. Dirk123 dec63.4%
- Dail, Grant210 dec62.4%
- Shoenholz, Jonathan T300 dec60.7%
- Jones, Brian128 dec60.2%
- Renfroe, Mary M175 dec58.9%
- Vallecillo, Gonzalo114 dec56.1%
- Droker, Robert177 dec52.0%
- Vineyard, Joshua323 dec51.1%
- Capece, Anthony325 dec50.8%
- Vinson, Flora L20 dec50.0%
- Elkin, Paul308 dec49.0%
- Spangler, Todd175 dec46.9%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer160 dec45.6%
- Healy, Philip J170 dec45.3%
- Finnie, Michael E231 dec43.3%
- Bowling, Robert B154 dec38.3%
- Silva, Mario G6 dec33.3%
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