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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Massengill, Scott
BALTIMORE Trending up
-15.2 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge42.6%
BALTIMORE60.2%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
108
Fully favorable
36
33.3%
Partially favorable
10
9.3%
Denials
62
57.4%
Total dispositions
138
Dismissals
30
21.7%
Awards
46
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 33.3%Partially fav. 9.3%Denied 57.4%
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, Donald252 dec68.7%
- Borda, Eric177 dec67.8%
- Ball, Gary177 dec65.0%
- Olmscheid, Melvin258 dec63.2%
- Posner, Tara191 dec62.8%
- Ball, Nelisbeth177 dec62.7%
- Hammock, Melissa266 dec53.0%
- Barker, Paul206 dec47.6%
- Simmonds, Clary249 dec46.6%
- Turner-Banks, Tamara168 dec44.6%
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