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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Lawson, William
BIRMINGHAM Stable
Lifetime approval rate
76.7%
+18.9 pts vs national
Total decisions
159
Fully favorable
111
69.8%
Partially favorable
11
6.9%
Denials
37
23.3%
Total dispositions
179
Dismissals
20
11.2%
Awards
122
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 69.8%Partially fav. 6.9%Denied 23.3%
Approval rate history
FY2010
86.2%550 dec
FY2011
81.1%545 dec
FY2012
78.6%557 dec
FY2013
72.9%550 dec
FY2014
70.6%463 dec
FY2015
63.7%452 dec
FY2016
80.3%456 dec
FY2017
77.6%491 dec
FY2018
75.7%515 dec
FY2019
70.3%438 dec
FY2020
74.0%419 dec
FY2021
71.4%297 dec
FY2022
81.6%283 dec
FY2023
79.3%217 dec
FY2024
82.5%245 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at BIRMINGHAM (13)
- Turner, Brian350 dec84.0%
- Reeves, Ronald117 dec66.7%
- Waller, Robert124 dec62.9%
- Satisfield, Renee B54 dec55.6%
- Jackson, Monica D291 dec54.0%
- Brown, Cynthia W56 dec53.6%
- Kraft, Emilie337 dec52.8%
- McDonald, Sheila E86 dec51.2%
- Johnson, Lisa M287 dec43.2%
- Helmer, Mary E349 dec39.8%
- Merchant, George W390 dec39.5%
- Guthrie, Clarence445 dec38.9%
- Munford, Jerome L20 dec25.0%
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