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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
60.2%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge60.2%
ALBUQUERQUE55.1%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
241
Fully favorable
111
46.1%
Partially favorable
34
14.1%
Denials
96
39.8%
Total dispositions
301
Dismissals
60
19.9%
Awards
145
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 46.1%Partially fav. 14.1%Denied 39.8%
Approval rate history
FY2016
54.8%104 dec
FY2017
55.1%403 dec
FY2018
47.7%411 dec
FY2019
50.7%361 dec
FY2020
54.9%337 dec
FY2021
50.0%316 dec
FY2022
50.0%206 dec
FY2023
53.0%279 dec
FY2024
57.3%288 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at ALBUQUERQUE (17)
- Stults, Douglas338 dec83.4%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Juge, Christopher H.170 dec62.9%
- Elias, Yasmin51 dec58.8%
- Hansen, Holly366 dec58.7%
- Lough, Sarah274 dec58.0%
- Wiedemann, Karen284 dec57.0%
- Lindsay, Michelle23 dec52.2%
- Benedict, David348 dec51.7%
- Leppala, Michael321 dec51.1%
- Exnicios, Richard M.331 dec50.5%
- Timmins, Talia268 dec48.1%
- O'Melinn, Barry286 dec47.2%
- Hertzig, Michael S.227 dec46.7%
- Midles, Matt211 dec45.0%
- Freedman, Robert351 dec43.0%
- Van Vleck, Deborah J234 dec39.7%
Judges in New Mexico with the most decisions
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