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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
65.4%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge65.4%
WASHINGTON60.8%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
353
Fully favorable
189
53.5%
Partially favorable
42
11.9%
Denials
122
34.6%
Total dispositions
438
Dismissals
85
19.4%
Awards
231
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 53.5%Partially fav. 11.9%Denied 34.6%
Approval rate history
FY2010
69.5%534 dec
FY2011
61.4%549 dec
FY2012
53.1%605 dec
FY2013
49.0%518 dec
FY2014
40.2%450 dec
FY2015
47.5%543 dec
FY2016
64.2%604 dec
FY2017
60.4%417 dec
FY2018
47.6%483 dec
FY2019
56.5%519 dec
FY2020
51.0%433 dec
FY2021
46.6%320 dec
FY2022
65.1%481 dec
FY2023
67.3%492 dec
FY2024
77.1%411 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at WASHINGTON (14)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Bryant, S336 dec88.1%
- Blount, NaKeisha279 dec84.2%
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary175 dec79.4%
- Cutlar, Malik223 dec65.9%
- Chaykin, Benjamin313 dec64.5%
- Ayer, F. H.301 dec55.5%
- Hannan, Bonnie345 dec54.5%
- Begley, David155 dec53.5%
- Kotval, Raghav192 dec51.6%
- Emerson, Andrew239 dec50.6%
- Moldafsky, Gregory202 dec36.1%
- Krasnow, M.268 dec35.8%
- Kim, T.324 dec30.6%
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