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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
58.8%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge58.8%
PHOENIX NORTH58.7%
National avg57.7%
Figures below are for PHOENIX NORTH, this judge’s busiest office. They also have records at 8 other offices (ALBUQUERQUE, FRESNO, SAN ANTONIO, SAN DIEGO, SAN FRANCISCO, SAN JOSE, SANTA BARBARA, TUCSON).
Total decisions
51
Fully favorable
23
45.1%
Partially favorable
7
13.7%
Denials
21
41.2%
Total dispositions
60
Dismissals
9
15.0%
Awards
30
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav. 45.1%Partially fav. 13.7%Denied 41.2%
Approval rate history
FY2015
57.1%184 dec
FY2016
62.6%398 dec
FY2017
58.4%382 dec
FY2018
68.7%403 dec
FY2019
64.2%173 dec
FY2020
56.8%185 dec
FY2021
59.5%314 dec
FY2022
55.1%147 dec
FY2023
82.3%68 dec
FY2024
76.2%147 dec
Above national Below national National avg
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