Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Leland, William

CLEVELAND Trending up

-1.1 pts vs national average

56.6%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge56.6%

CLEVELAND51.5%

National avg57.8%

Total decisions

316

Fully favorable

152

48.1%

Partially favorable

8.5%

Denials

137

43.4%

Total dispositions

388

Dismissals

18.6%

Awards

179

3-year trend

Rising

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 48.1%Partially fav. 8.5%Denied 43.4%

Approval rate history

FY2015

25.0%152 dec

FY2015

37.1%105 dec

FY2016

31.7%458 dec

FY2017

42.3%428 dec

FY2018

29.9%441 dec

FY2019

35.1%433 dec

FY2020

51.3%376 dec

FY2021

48.3%321 dec

FY2022

41.8%237 dec

FY2023

54.9%233 dec

FY2024

56.7%360 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at CLEVELAND (10)

Aliberti, Louis
288 dec79.2%
Hixson, Traci M
313 dec70.3%
Rose, Joseph
190 dec65.8%
Budney, Amy
275 dec61.1%
Adamo, Genevieve
307 dec60.3%
Kearney, Keith
349 dec54.7%
Westley, Eric
314 dec54.1%
Loucas, Penny
308 dec32.1%
Hajjar, Joseph
314 dec23.2%
Ma, Catherine
264 dec9.1%

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Leland, William

FY2025 decision breakdown

Approval rate history

Other ALJs at CLEVELAND (10)

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