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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R

SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE Trending down

-0.3 pts vs national average

0.0%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge57.5%
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE60.6%
National avg57.8%

Total decisions

193

Fully favorable

86

44.6%

Partially favorable

25

13.0%

Denials

82

42.5%

Total dispositions

291

Dismissals

98

33.7%

Awards

111

3-year trend

Falling

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 44.6%Partially fav. 13.0%Denied 42.5%

Approval rate history

FY2011
100.0%1 dec
FY2011
75.0%12 dec
FY2011
60.1%353 dec
FY2012
48.7%417 dec
FY2012
50.0%2 dec
FY2013
50.8%459 dec
FY2013
58.2%67 dec
FY2014
43.5%407 dec
FY2015
42.2%455 dec
FY2017
57.3%410 dec
FY2018
50.0%2 dec
FY2018
77.2%57 dec
FY2018
56.6%442 dec
FY2018
100.0%7 dec
FY2018
100.0%1 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2019
100.0%1 dec
FY2019
0.0%0 dec
FY2019
50.0%2 dec
FY2019
63.6%11 dec
FY2019
100.0%2 dec
FY2019
40.9%44 dec
FY2019
31.6%57 dec
FY2019
50.0%2 dec
FY2019
0.0%0 dec
FY2019
50.0%2 dec
FY2019
83.9%31 dec
FY2019
42.9%7 dec
FY2019
65.5%258 dec
FY2020
73.3%15 dec
FY2020
50.0%2 dec
FY2020
100.0%3 dec
FY2020
66.7%6 dec
FY2020
0.0%0 dec
FY2020
50.0%2 dec
FY2020
0.0%1 dec
FY2020
60.0%5 dec
FY2020
0.0%3 dec
FY2020
50.0%8 dec
FY2020
65.2%210 dec
FY2020
50.0%4 dec
FY2020
50.0%2 dec
FY2020
75.0%4 dec
FY2020
100.0%1 dec
FY2020
75.5%106 dec
FY2020
43.4%53 dec
FY2021
100.0%1 dec
FY2021
100.0%1 dec
FY2021
50.0%6 dec
FY2021
40.0%5 dec
FY2021
65.5%148 dec
FY2021
0.0%0 dec
FY2021
76.2%164 dec
FY2022
100.0%1 dec
FY2022
80.7%249 dec
FY2023
66.0%188 dec
FY2024
66.8%199 dec
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