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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
35.8%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge35.8%
WASHINGTON60.8%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
268
Fully favorable
85
31.7%
Partially favorable
11
4.1%
Denials
172
64.2%
Total dispositions
328
Dismissals
60
18.3%
Awards
96
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 31.7%Partially fav. 4.1%Denied 64.2%
Approval rate history
FY2017
34.2%269 dec
FY2018
32.1%355 dec
FY2019
30.8%299 dec
FY2020
32.9%334 dec
FY2021
31.2%340 dec
FY2022
24.8%145 dec
FY2023
42.2%204 dec
FY2024
35.0%289 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at WASHINGTON (14)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Bryant, S336 dec88.1%
- Blount, NaKeisha279 dec84.2%
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary175 dec79.4%
- Cutlar, Malik223 dec65.9%
- Haaversen, Hortensia353 dec65.4%
- Chaykin, Benjamin313 dec64.5%
- Ayer, F. H.301 dec55.5%
- Hannan, Bonnie345 dec54.5%
- Begley, David155 dec53.5%
- Kotval, Raghav192 dec51.6%
- Emerson, Andrew239 dec50.6%
- Moldafsky, Gregory202 dec36.1%
- Kim, T.324 dec30.6%
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