Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Mamelka, Colleen

DETROITMichigan Trending up

-20.5 pts vs national average

37.3%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge37.3%

DETROIT55.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

204

Fully favorable

30.9%

Partially favorable

6.4%

Denials

128

62.7%

Total dispositions

231

Dismissals

11.7%

Awards

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 30.9%Partially fav. 6.4%Denied 62.7%

Approval rate history

FY2017

38.1%176 dec

FY2018

45.9%416 dec

FY2019

35.4%478 dec

FY2020

36.6%410 dec

FY2021

28.3%283 dec

FY2022

38.1%270 dec

FY2023

38.5%260 dec

FY2024

55.1%138 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at DETROIT (8)

Turner, Joy
375 dec75.2%
Xenos, Elias
355 dec70.1%
Overstreet, Jennifer
332 dec67.5%
Tobin, Therese
424 dec62.7%
Rabaut, John
29 dec51.7%
White-Simmons, Crystal
327 dec51.1%
Morrow, Mary D.
392 dec44.9%
McClinton, Jacquelyn A
340 dec41.8%

Judges in Michigan with the most decisions

Harmon, Cynthia
GRAND RAPIDS444 dec
D'Amato, Donald
LIVONIA MI415 dec
Quandt, Nicole
FLINT407 dec
Himebaugh, Kevin R
GRAND RAPIDS403 dec
Mattia, Christopher
LIVONIA MI390 dec

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