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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Massengill, Scott
BALTIMORE Trending up
-15.8 pts vs national average
41.9%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge41.9%
BALTIMORE60.0%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
124
Fully favorable
40
32.3%
Partially favorable
12
9.7%
Denials
72
58.1%
Total dispositions
157
Dismissals
33
21.0%
Awards
52
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 32.3%Partially fav. 9.7%Denied 58.1%
Approval rate history
FY2018
60.1%168 dec
FY2019
58.3%127 dec
FY2019
46.0%263 dec
FY2020
48.0%317 dec
FY2021
32.5%292 dec
FY2022
35.5%259 dec
FY2023
40.2%219 dec
FY2024
58.3%252 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at BALTIMORE (12)
- Forrest-Doyle, Mary164 dec85.4%
- Manico, William M.22 dec72.7%
- Neely, Donald265 dec69.1%
- Borda, Eric177 dec67.8%
- Ball, Gary199 dec65.8%
- Olmscheid, Melvin272 dec62.9%
- Posner, Tara217 dec61.8%
- Ball, Nelisbeth183 dec61.7%
- Hammock, Melissa266 dec53.0%
- Barker, Paul206 dec47.6%
- Simmonds, Clary280 dec47.5%
- Turner-Banks, Tamara178 dec43.3%
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