Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Mariano-Jackson, Evangeline

SEATTLEWashington Stable

+8.9 pts vs national average

66.7%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge66.7%

SEATTLE45.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

342

Fully favorable

192

56.1%

Partially favorable

10.5%

Denials

114

33.3%

Total dispositions

410

Dismissals

16.6%

Awards

228

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 56.1%Partially fav. 10.5%Denied 33.3%

Approval rate history

FY2015

50.0%2 dec

FY2016

44.6%354 dec

FY2017

49.7%475 dec

FY2018

47.6%454 dec

FY2019

50.8%461 dec

FY2020

44.8%467 dec

FY2021

45.4%381 dec

FY2022

56.1%344 dec

FY2023

63.8%243 dec

FY2024

58.5%318 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at SEATTLE (6)

Mangrum, Timothy
280 dec83.9%
Johnson, Derek
232 dec69.4%
Ross, Malcolm
88 dec42.0%
Erickson, Allen
114 dec32.5%
LaCara, Cecilia
263 dec24.3%
Kidd, Michael S.
2 dec0.0%

Judges in Washington with the most decisions

Sullivan, Margaret M
TACOMA353 dec
Triplett, Mark
TACOMA347 dec
Walker, Donna
SPOKANE287 dec
Johnson, David
TACOMA281 dec
Freund, Lori L
SPOKANE269 dec

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