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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
84.8%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge84.8%
OKLAHOMA CITY71.0%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
132
Fully favorable
106
80.3%
Partially favorable
6
4.5%
Denials
20
15.2%
Total dispositions
156
Dismissals
24
15.4%
Awards
112
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Fully fav. 80.3%Partially fav. 4.5%Denied 15.2%
Approval rate history
FY2010
57.2%290 dec
FY2011
58.8%313 dec
FY2012
56.4%369 dec
FY2013
57.0%307 dec
FY2014
55.6%302 dec
FY2015
53.0%419 dec
FY2016
66.7%354 dec
FY2017
63.2%424 dec
FY2018
64.6%418 dec
FY2019
63.7%504 dec
FY2020
72.0%404 dec
FY2021
71.8%284 dec
FY2022
69.1%243 dec
FY2023
70.2%168 dec
FY2024
82.0%245 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at OKLAHOMA CITY (11)
- Harris, Michael L336 dec88.1%
- Stults, Douglas338 dec83.4%
- Merchan, Sylke235 dec78.7%
- Hamilton, Angelita319 dec71.2%
- Fulton, Kenton W.97 dec70.1%
- Parrish, Kim373 dec68.9%
- Schallner, Sherry322 dec66.8%
- Cravens, Steven L.230 dec66.5%
- Martin, Cindy348 dec65.8%
- Hunt, Christopher153 dec56.9%
- Shepherd, Larry350 dec51.1%
Judges in Oklahoma with the most decisions
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