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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Hockensmith, Mark
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (+1 more) Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
73.7%
+15.9 pts vs national
Total decisions
255
Fully favorable
148
58.0%
Partially favorable
40
15.7%
Denials
67
26.3%
Total dispositions
387
Dismissals
132
34.1%
Awards
188
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 58.0%Partially fav. 15.7%Denied 26.3%
Approval rate history
FY2015
44.9%138 dec
FY2016
38.9%414 dec
FY2017
50.3%342 dec
FY2018
40.9%264 dec
FY2018
57.1%84 dec
FY2018
66.7%3 dec
FY2019
50.0%28 dec
FY2019
100.0%1 dec
FY2019
41.0%95 dec
FY2019
100.0%2 dec
FY2019
50.0%2 dec
FY2019
42.9%7 dec
FY2019
40.9%22 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2019
40.0%5 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2019
100.0%7 dec
FY2019
47.1%187 dec
FY2019
30.0%10 dec
FY2019
0.0%4 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2020
60.0%5 dec
FY2020
0.0%1 dec
FY2020
55.5%328 dec
FY2020
80.0%5 dec
FY2020
66.7%3 dec
FY2020
20.0%5 dec
FY2020
35.7%14 dec
FY2020
0.0%1 dec
FY2020
100.0%2 dec
FY2021
58.5%164 dec
FY2021
80.0%5 dec
FY2021
66.4%113 dec
FY2022
0.0%0 dec
FY2022
59.1%242 dec
FY2023
0.0%0 dec
FY2023
62.9%175 dec
FY2024
71.0%138 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (15)
- Smiley, Jennifer292 dec75.0%
- Weathers, Ena200 dec75.0%
- Warner, Melissa245 dec71.8%
- Walter, Nicholas222 dec71.2%
- Ohanesian, Nicholas M227 dec70.9%
- Cabotaje, Michael A91 dec69.2%
- Alden, Randolph W220 dec65.0%
- Labrum, Robert J246 dec63.8%
- DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R206 dec63.1%
- Day, Kelley234 dec57.7%
- Nagle, Kim Soo141 dec57.4%
- Fuller, Roxanne174 dec56.3%
- Eiler, Kathleen H207 dec51.7%
- Wexler, April M49 dec51.0%
- Lunderman, MaryAnn77 dec49.4%
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