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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
52.2%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge52.2%
ALBUQUERQUE55.1%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
23
Fully favorable
10
43.5%
Partially favorable
2
8.7%
Denials
11
47.8%
Total dispositions
32
Dismissals
9
28.1%
Awards
12
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav. 43.5%Partially fav. 8.7%Denied 47.8%
Approval rate history
FY2010
68.6%474 dec
FY2011
59.5%425 dec
FY2012
68.1%389 dec
FY2013
57.7%397 dec
FY2014
57.4%392 dec
FY2015
58.4%385 dec
FY2016
54.9%348 dec
FY2017
60.7%333 dec
FY2018
61.4%360 dec
FY2019
51.9%399 dec
FY2020
58.5%325 dec
FY2021
48.8%365 dec
FY2022
45.9%268 dec
FY2023
48.4%250 dec
FY2024
45.0%251 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at ALBUQUERQUE (17)
- Stults, Douglas338 dec83.4%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Juge, Christopher H.170 dec62.9%
- Fellabaum, Jennifer241 dec60.2%
- Elias, Yasmin51 dec58.8%
- Hansen, Holly366 dec58.7%
- Lough, Sarah274 dec58.0%
- Wiedemann, Karen284 dec57.0%
- Benedict, David348 dec51.7%
- Leppala, Michael321 dec51.1%
- Exnicios, Richard M.331 dec50.5%
- Timmins, Talia268 dec48.1%
- O'Melinn, Barry286 dec47.2%
- Hertzig, Michael S.227 dec46.7%
- Midles, Matt211 dec45.0%
- Freedman, Robert351 dec43.0%
- Van Vleck, Deborah J234 dec39.7%
Judges in New Mexico with the most decisions
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