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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
45.2%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge45.2%
COLUMBIA SC62.4%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
104
Fully favorable
46
44.2%
Partially favorable
1
1.0%
Denials
57
54.8%
Total dispositions
123
Dismissals
19
15.4%
Awards
47
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 44.2%Partially fav. 1.0%Denied 54.8%
Approval rate history
FY2016
51.9%208 dec
FY2017
43.7%364 dec
FY2018
57.3%419 dec
FY2019
47.7%472 dec
FY2020
56.1%394 dec
FY2021
50.4%371 dec
FY2022
51.2%256 dec
FY2023
46.3%322 dec
FY2024
56.5%267 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at COLUMBIA SC (26)
- Naylor, Amy323 dec83.3%
- Jones, Stephanie M129 dec79.1%
- Dixon III, Andrew117 dec78.6%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Lappin, Randi E44 dec70.5%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Shoenholz, Jonathan T.422 dec70.1%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Herin, Walter Cary280 dec69.3%
- Selland, R. Dirk162 dec69.1%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Gray, Stacy172 dec66.9%
- Dail, Grant231 dec66.2%
- Daniels, Christopher R199 dec65.3%
- Silva, Mario13 dec61.5%
- Capece, Anthony191 dec57.6%
- Healy, Philip193 dec57.5%
- Renfroe, Mary M.198 dec55.6%
- Spangler, Todd201 dec52.7%
- Monahan, Camille124 dec50.8%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Vineyard, Joshua L.341 dec47.8%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer199 dec42.2%
Judges in South Carolina with the most decisions
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