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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
55.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge55.1%
RALEIGH61.6%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
334
Fully favorable
139
41.6%
Partially favorable
45
13.5%
Denials
150
44.9%
Total dispositions
401
Dismissals
67
16.7%
Awards
184
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 41.6%Partially fav. 13.5%Denied 44.9%
Approval rate history
FY2010
59.4%384 dec
FY2011
52.1%432 dec
FY2012
49.1%483 dec
FY2013
45.8%430 dec
FY2014
52.9%357 dec
FY2015
51.3%347 dec
FY2016
44.0%359 dec
FY2017
47.6%296 dec
FY2018
51.1%284 dec
FY2019
48.6%442 dec
FY2020
46.5%353 dec
FY2021
46.9%271 dec
FY2022
52.7%262 dec
FY2023
52.5%263 dec
FY2024
53.2%252 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (18)
- Naylor, Amy323 dec83.3%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Harper, Catherine343 dec72.6%
- Shea, David J365 dec71.2%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Wordsworth, Paula376 dec67.8%
- Wisz, Katherine143 dec64.3%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.398 dec61.1%
- Wright, Wanda283 dec56.5%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Williams, James E333 dec48.6%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie355 dec45.1%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
Judges in North Carolina with the most decisions
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