Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Kinkade, Jana

DALLAS NORTH OHOTexas Trending up

+18.2 pts vs national average

76.0%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge76.0%

DALLAS NORTH OHO63.3%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

337

Fully favorable

213

63.2%

Partially favorable

12.8%

Denials

24.0%

Total dispositions

426

Dismissals

20.9%

Awards

256

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 63.2%Partially fav. 12.8%Denied 24.0%

Approval rate history

FY2015

50.0%4 dec

FY2016

63.8%351 dec

FY2017

57.1%492 dec

FY2018

58.2%486 dec

FY2019

54.0%518 dec

FY2020

56.4%424 dec

FY2021

53.5%383 dec

FY2022

58.8%289 dec

FY2023

66.2%308 dec

FY2024

68.1%470 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at DALLAS NORTH OHO (10)

Haigler Jr., Whitfield
273 dec98.2%
Liken, Joseph
337 dec89.0%
Walters, Charles
372 dec85.5%
Phillips, Derek N.
348 dec69.0%
Thomason, Samuel
256 dec64.5%
Shilling, Ralph F.
278 dec60.8%
Kim, Mark
332 dec53.3%
Wheeler, Thomas
325 dec49.2%
Nestler, Julie
307 dec31.9%
Isherwood, Paul
312 dec18.6%

Judges in Texas with the most decisions

Stubblefield, Ross
HOUSTON NORTH588 dec
Simmons, D'Lisa
HOUSTON NORTH477 dec
Helget, Thomas J
HOUSTON NORTH458 dec
Patel, Hiral D.
RIO GRANDE VALLEY TX427 dec
Gutierrez, David
HOUSTON NORTH424 dec

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