Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Iwuamadi, Ifeoma N.

NEW YORKNew York Trending up

-1.1 pts vs national average

56.6%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge56.6%

NEW YORK57.9%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

302

Fully favorable

124

41.1%

Partially favorable

15.6%

Denials

131

43.4%

Total dispositions

343

Dismissals

12.0%

Awards

171

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 41.1%Partially fav. 15.6%Denied 43.4%

Approval rate history

FY2016

64.1%206 dec

FY2017

63.8%351 dec

FY2018

60.4%432 dec

FY2019

55.7%370 dec

FY2020

59.4%345 dec

FY2021

58.0%226 dec

FY2022

56.0%268 dec

FY2023

58.7%259 dec

FY2024

68.6%306 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at NEW YORK (6)

Sedaca, Joani
222 dec82.4%
Kearns, James
107 dec64.5%
Suarez, Flor M.
202 dec54.0%
Michalec Olszewski, Laura
8 dec50.0%
McCormack, Kieran
261 dec49.8%
Grossman, Seth I.
222 dec48.2%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Morgan, Aaron M.
NEW YORK VARICK366 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Georger, Paul
BUFFALO345 dec
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec

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