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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Hess, Thaddeus J
GREENVILLE Trending down
Lifetime approval rate
64.1%
+6.3 pts vs national
Total decisions
446
Fully favorable
250
56.1%
Partially favorable
36
8.1%
Denials
160
35.9%
Total dispositions
526
Dismissals
80
15.2%
Awards
286
3-year trend
Falling
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 56.1%Partially fav. 8.1%Denied 35.9%
Approval rate history
FY2011
70.7%491 dec
FY2012
68.8%581 dec
FY2013
68.2%598 dec
FY2014
63.4%426 dec
FY2014
80.0%30 dec
FY2015
14.3%7 dec
FY2015
57.0%551 dec
FY2017
57.2%435 dec
FY2018
56.7%457 dec
FY2019
57.5%529 dec
FY2020
68.0%425 dec
FY2020
25.0%4 dec
FY2020
80.0%5 dec
FY2021
56.7%284 dec
FY2021
64.6%65 dec
FY2022
74.4%254 dec
FY2022
40.6%32 dec
FY2023
63.3%286 dec
FY2024
63.1%336 dec
FY2024
0.0%0 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at GREENVILLE (12)
- Thawley, John A263 dec90.9%
- Cumbie, James337 dec77.2%
- Craven, Amanda350 dec72.3%
- Paschall, Ann G.7 dec71.4%
- Walter, Nicholas222 dec71.2%
- Dixon III, Andrew214 dec68.2%
- Martin, James M322 dec64.6%
- Lott, Roger351 dec64.1%
- Petri, J.308 dec59.1%
- Jordan, Alice57 dec57.9%
- Fritz, Colin248 dec56.5%
- Peace, Jerry W160 dec50.0%
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