Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

LaCara, Cecilia

SEATTLEWashington Stable

-33.4 pts vs national average

24.3%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge24.3%

SEATTLE45.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

263

Fully favorable

15.2%

Partially favorable

9.1%

Denials

199

75.7%

Total dispositions

356

Dismissals

26.1%

Awards

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 15.2%Partially fav. 9.1%Denied 75.7%

Approval rate history

FY2012

16.7%6 dec

FY2013

16.8%322 dec

FY2014

19.9%302 dec

FY2015

21.9%301 dec

FY2016

32.8%244 dec

FY2017

26.5%196 dec

FY2018

20.9%249 dec

FY2019

22.4%281 dec

FY2020

34.0%244 dec

FY2021

33.3%297 dec

FY2022

23.2%310 dec

FY2023

22.3%260 dec

FY2024

25.6%289 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at SEATTLE (6)

Mangrum, Timothy
280 dec83.9%
Johnson, Derek
232 dec69.4%
Mariano-Jackson, Evangeline
342 dec66.7%
Ross, Malcolm
88 dec42.0%
Erickson, Allen
114 dec32.5%
Kidd, Michael S.
2 dec0.0%

Judges in Washington with the most decisions

Sullivan, Margaret M
TACOMA353 dec
Triplett, Mark
TACOMA347 dec
Walker, Donna
SPOKANE287 dec
Johnson, David
TACOMA281 dec
Freund, Lori L
SPOKANE269 dec

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