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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Hockensmith, Mark
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE · primary of 2 offices Trending up
+15.4 pts vs national average
73.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge73.1%
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE59.5%
National avg57.7%
Figures below are for SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE, this judge’s busiest office. They also have records at 1 other office (DAYTON).
Total decisions
201
Fully favorable
112
55.7%
Partially favorable
35
17.4%
Denials
54
26.9%
Total dispositions
317
Dismissals
116
36.6%
Awards
147
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 55.7%Partially fav. 17.4%Denied 26.9%
Approval rate history
FY2015
44.9%138 dec
FY2016
38.9%414 dec
FY2017
50.3%342 dec
FY2018
45.0%351 dec
FY2019
46.2%379 dec
FY2020
54.7%364 dec
FY2021
62.1%282 dec
FY2022
59.1%242 dec
FY2023
62.9%175 dec
FY2024
71.0%138 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (24)
- Weathers, Ena220 dec81.8%
- Smiley, Jennifer255 dec78.8%
- Rauenzahn, MaryKay127 dec78.7%
- Ohanesian, Nicholas71 dec71.8%
- Alden, Randolph W214 dec66.4%
- Labrum, Robert J215 dec66.0%
- Day, Kelley214 dec65.0%
- Kramzyk, Henry114 dec64.9%
- Walter, Nicholas208 dec61.1%
- Waller, Robert61 dec60.7%
- Valkavich, Helen270 dec60.0%
- Cabotaje, Michael76 dec59.2%
- DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R240 dec59.2%
- Carr, Michael46 dec58.7%
- Lucas, Brian353 dec58.1%
- Ferguson, Jeffrey A56 dec57.1%
- Nagle, Kim Soo221 dec56.1%
- Eiler, Kathleen H200 dec54.0%
- Fuller, Roxanne90 dec53.3%
- Benton, Amy33 dec51.5%
- Pierce, Katie H85 dec48.2%
- Dillon, Christopher81 dec44.4%
- Beatty, Gregory M.74 dec35.1%
- Wexler, April M40 dec25.0%
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