Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Farrell, John G

ALBANY Trending down

+22.1 pts vs national average

0.0%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge79.9%

ALBANY58.3%

National avg57.8%

Total decisions

184

Fully favorable

137

74.5%

Partially favorable

5.4%

Denials

20.1%

Total dispositions

221

Dismissals

16.7%

Awards

147

3-year trend

Falling

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 74.5%Partially fav. 5.4%Denied 20.1%

Approval rate history

FY2013

81.0%189 dec

FY2014

66.3%398 dec

FY2015

66.1%180 dec

FY2015

67.0%188 dec

FY2017

66.4%342 dec

FY2018

62.0%397 dec

FY2019

64.5%392 dec

FY2020

72.2%284 dec

FY2021

78.5%228 dec

FY2022

84.8%217 dec

FY2023

85.0%214 dec

FY2024

78.8%279 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at ALBANY (8)

Kelly, Paul F
238 dec92.0%
Black-Pennington, Dale
194 dec70.1%
Marcus, Michelle S
112 dec56.3%
Mulvey, Jude
121 dec56.2%
Soltes, Andrew
258 dec53.1%
Ba-Yunus, Asad
250 dec41.6%
Greisler, Gretchen
146 dec40.4%
Loughlin, John
150 dec35.3%

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Farrell, John G

FY2025 decision breakdown

Approval rate history

Other ALJs at ALBANY (8)

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