Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Gruenburg, Dawn

OAK PARKIllinois Stable

+28.7 pts vs national average

86.4%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge86.4%

OAK PARK65.7%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

397

Fully favorable

311

78.3%

Partially favorable

8.1%

Denials

13.6%

Total dispositions

459

Dismissals

13.5%

Awards

343

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 78.3%Partially fav. 8.1%Denied 13.6%

Approval rate history

FY2012

78.6%56 dec

FY2013

77.8%531 dec

FY2014

70.4%469 dec

FY2015

69.4%483 dec

FY2016

70.8%449 dec

FY2017

82.0%462 dec

FY2018

79.4%480 dec

FY2019

76.0%559 dec

FY2020

78.3%355 dec

FY2021

83.9%286 dec

FY2022

82.6%304 dec

FY2023

86.2%377 dec

FY2024

84.4%340 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at OAK PARK (9)

Paige, Melody
336 dec86.0%
Contorer, Beth
336 dec82.4%
Alaga-Gadigian, Janet
142 dec80.3%
Blackmore, Alice
167 dec74.9%
Horan, Patrick M.
180 dec66.7%
Herring, Virginia
361 dec51.2%
Mengesha-Brown, Trina
221 dec48.0%
McKay, Patricia S.
282 dec41.5%
LaRoche, Roy
373 dec39.9%

Judges in Illinois with the most decisions

Smith, Gregory
ORLAND PARK429 dec
Studzinski, Edward
OAK BROOK404 dec
Bruce, David R
ORLAND PARK399 dec
Strickler, Nathaniel E
PEORIA373 dec
Luker, Daniel
PEORIA361 dec

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