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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
McKay, Bernard J.
SAN ANTONIO Stable
-0.8 pts vs national average
56.9%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge56.9%
SAN ANTONIO54.8%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
353
Fully favorable
145
41.1%
Partially favorable
56
15.9%
Denials
152
43.1%
Total dispositions
419
Dismissals
66
15.8%
Awards
201
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 41.1%Partially fav. 15.9%Denied 43.1%
Other ALJs at SAN ANTONIO (20)
- Gazda, Peter300 dec89.3%
- Thompson, Michelle298 dec86.6%
- Murdock, Alexis246 dec80.1%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Wilkerson, Dwight234 dec64.5%
- Elias, Yasmin50 dec58.0%
- Kirkpatrick, Melinda360 dec55.0%
- McPhail, Robert290 dec54.5%
- Wurm, David R.340 dec53.5%
- Brown, Katherine260 dec53.1%
- Mendola, Mark174 dec51.7%
- Allen, Matthew372 dec50.5%
- Wilkov, Penny293 dec47.8%
- Barnett, Ben305 dec47.5%
- Holmes, Janice L.302 dec47.0%
- Perez, Lissette C.211 dec45.0%
- Brower, Charles308 dec43.2%
- Jones, Marc43 dec37.2%
- Swayze, Mark271 dec34.3%
- Momcilovic, Gordan311 dec17.4%
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