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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Deans, Joan H
KANSAS CITY Trending up
-5.8 pts vs national average
51.9%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge51.9%
KANSAS CITY51.9%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
285
Fully favorable
116
40.7%
Partially favorable
32
11.2%
Denials
137
48.1%
Total dispositions
331
Dismissals
46
13.9%
Awards
148
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 40.7%Partially fav. 11.2%Denied 48.1%
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, Mark284 dec89.1%
- Erickson, Diana203 dec84.2%
- Lehr, Michael341 dec77.4%
- Jung, P H234 dec56.4%
- Ambuehl, Christel117 dec55.6%
- Werner, Michael293 dec50.2%
- Comisky, Michael258 dec46.1%
- Mein, Christina Young307 dec42.3%
- Neal, Toni18 dec38.9%
- Barnes-Williams, Janice204 dec37.7%
- Kelly, Robert308 dec25.3%
- Cooke, Christine21 dec19.0%
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