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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Hammock, Melissa
NHC BALTIMORE Stable
Lifetime approval rate
49.4%
-8.4 pts vs national
Total decisions
326
Fully favorable
134
41.1%
Partially favorable
27
8.3%
Denials
165
50.6%
Total dispositions
391
Dismissals
65
16.6%
Awards
161
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 41.1%Partially fav. 8.3%Denied 50.6%
Approval rate history
FY2016
100.0%3 dec
FY2016
59.1%66 dec
FY2017
45.7%245 dec
FY2017
41.1%163 dec
FY2018
42.0%407 dec
FY2019
46.1%455 dec
FY2020
41.8%419 dec
FY2021
37.0%305 dec
FY2022
49.0%259 dec
FY2023
45.3%148 dec
FY2024
53.2%190 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at NHC BALTIMORE (14)
- Mastin, Jeffrey38 dec81.6%
- Levey, Lawrence50 dec74.0%
- Ortis, Jesus3 dec66.7%
- Pang, David S19 dec63.2%
- Chin, Stanley K97 dec60.8%
- Bozarth, Shawn318 dec56.9%
- Dillon, Christopher L34 dec52.9%
- Freedman, Robert153 dec52.9%
- Benton, A.89 dec49.4%
- Grunberg, Hope G33 dec48.5%
- Barker, Paul D284 dec45.4%
- Penn, Laureen161 dec44.1%
- Loughlin, John305 dec40.0%
- Woode, Charles180 dec32.8%
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