Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Gray, Thomas

NEW YORK VARICKNew York Trending up

+16.7 pts vs national average

74.4%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge74.4%

NEW YORK VARICK66.3%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

340

Fully favorable

232

68.2%

Partially favorable

6.2%

Denials

25.6%

Total dispositions

401

Dismissals

15.2%

Awards

253

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 68.2%Partially fav. 6.2%Denied 25.6%

Approval rate history

FY2017

70.4%169 dec

FY2018

72.9%420 dec

FY2019

77.9%393 dec

FY2020

78.8%312 dec

FY2021

78.5%312 dec

FY2022

72.5%327 dec

FY2023

81.8%192 dec

FY2024

81.0%410 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at NEW YORK VARICK (4)

Miller, Jason A
325 dec71.7%
White Richards, Latanya
337 dec70.0%
Kearns, James
107 dec64.5%
Morgan, Aaron M.
366 dec51.1%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Georger, Paul
BUFFALO345 dec
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec
Leventer, Jan
QUEENS339 dec

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