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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Gaffney, John
PHOENIX DOWNTOWN Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
73.3%
+15.5 pts vs national
Total decisions
390
Fully favorable
266
68.2%
Partially favorable
20
5.1%
Denials
104
26.7%
Total dispositions
488
Dismissals
98
20.1%
Awards
286
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 68.2%Partially fav. 5.1%Denied 26.7%
Approval rate history
FY2015
43.6%55 dec
FY2015
52.0%50 dec
FY2016
57.1%21 dec
FY2016
53.3%398 dec
FY2017
45.0%407 dec
FY2018
48.5%472 dec
FY2019
50.9%499 dec
FY2020
58.6%445 dec
FY2021
55.7%415 dec
FY2022
56.4%312 dec
FY2023
70.2%295 dec
FY2024
74.7%320 dec
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