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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Deans, Joan H
KANSAS CITY Trending up
-7.2 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge50.6%
KANSAS CITY51.5%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
261
Fully favorable
101
38.7%
Partially favorable
31
11.9%
Denials
129
49.4%
Total dispositions
298
Dismissals
37
12.4%
Awards
132
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 38.7%Partially fav. 11.9%Denied 49.4%
Approval rate history
FY2010
59.4%251 dec
FY2011
46.3%328 dec
FY2011
54.4%160 dec
FY2011
51.3%113 dec
FY2012
48.0%510 dec
FY2013
46.4%524 dec
FY2014
41.8%424 dec
FY2015
42.0%460 dec
FY2015
0.0%1 dec
FY2017
67.7%31 dec
FY2017
39.1%355 dec
FY2018
46.1%468 dec
FY2019
44.1%472 dec
FY2020
37.6%370 dec
FY2021
37.8%286 dec
FY2022
39.3%262 dec
FY2023
48.3%265 dec
FY2024
46.0%363 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at KANSAS CITY (12)
- Naggi, Mark261 dec88.5%
- Erickson, Diana190 dec84.2%
- Lehr, Michael303 dec78.9%
- Jung, P H205 dec55.6%
- Ambuehl, Christel106 dec53.8%
- Werner, Michael259 dec49.4%
- Mein, Christina Young262 dec45.4%
- Comisky, Michael227 dec45.4%
- Neal, Toni18 dec38.9%
- Barnes-Williams, Janice188 dec34.6%
- Kelly, Robert275 dec24.7%
- Cooke, Christine21 dec19.0%
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