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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Ferguson, Jeffrey A
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE · primary of 2 offices Trending up
-0.6 pts vs national average
57.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge57.1%
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE59.5%
National avg57.7%
Figures below are for SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE, this judge’s busiest office. They also have records at 1 other office (SAVANNAH).
Total decisions
56
Fully favorable
13
23.2%
Partially favorable
19
33.9%
Denials
24
42.9%
Total dispositions
77
Dismissals
21
27.3%
Awards
32
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav. 23.2%Partially fav. 33.9%Denied 42.9%
Approval rate history
FY2018
72.0%168 dec
FY2019
49.1%495 dec
FY2020
44.4%432 dec
FY2021
52.1%447 dec
FY2022
41.5%304 dec
FY2023
47.2%199 dec
FY2024
52.2%232 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (24)
- Weathers, Ena220 dec81.8%
- Smiley, Jennifer255 dec78.8%
- Rauenzahn, MaryKay127 dec78.7%
- Hockensmith, Mark201 dec73.1%
- Ohanesian, Nicholas71 dec71.8%
- Alden, Randolph W214 dec66.4%
- Labrum, Robert J215 dec66.0%
- Day, Kelley214 dec65.0%
- Kramzyk, Henry114 dec64.9%
- Walter, Nicholas208 dec61.1%
- Waller, Robert61 dec60.7%
- Valkavich, Helen270 dec60.0%
- Cabotaje, Michael76 dec59.2%
- DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R240 dec59.2%
- Carr, Michael46 dec58.7%
- Lucas, Brian353 dec58.1%
- Nagle, Kim Soo221 dec56.1%
- Eiler, Kathleen H200 dec54.0%
- Fuller, Roxanne90 dec53.3%
- Benton, Amy33 dec51.5%
- Pierce, Katie H85 dec48.2%
- Dillon, Christopher81 dec44.4%
- Beatty, Gregory M.74 dec35.1%
- Wexler, April M40 dec25.0%
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