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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
86.5%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge86.5%
SAN JUAN67.0%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
399
Fully favorable
291
72.9%
Partially favorable
54
13.5%
Denials
54
13.5%
Total dispositions
432
Dismissals
33
7.6%
Awards
345
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 72.9%Partially fav. 13.5%Denied 13.5%
Approval rate history
FY2017
100.0%12 dec
FY2018
64.8%310 dec
FY2019
49.8%464 dec
FY2020
43.9%346 dec
FY2021
51.3%316 dec
FY2022
72.6%303 dec
FY2023
68.6%299 dec
FY2024
74.5%267 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SAN JUAN (12)
- Quinones-Regalado, Yeline400 dec82.3%
- Torres, Judith325 dec77.8%
- Viera-Vargas, Angel X191 dec77.0%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Quant, Maria E376 dec69.7%
- Sepulveda Anavitarte, Julicel302 dec66.2%
- Planas, Luciannette404 dec65.6%
- Pico, Gerardo234 dec62.0%
- Marzan, Shirley304 dec59.5%
- Wyatt, Kimberly O.162 dec56.8%
- Gautier, Rosael336 dec48.5%
- Perez, Lissette C.244 dec48.4%
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