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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
McKay, Bernard J.
SAN ANTONIO Stable
-0.9 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge56.9%
SAN ANTONIO55.1%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
304
Fully favorable
121
39.8%
Partially favorable
52
17.1%
Denials
131
43.1%
Total dispositions
361
Dismissals
57
15.8%
Awards
173
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 39.8%Partially fav. 17.1%Denied 43.1%
Other ALJs at SAN ANTONIO (20)
- Gazda, Peter270 dec89.6%
- Thompson, Michelle245 dec87.3%
- Murdock, Alexis201 dec80.1%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Wilkerson, Dwight207 dec64.3%
- Elias, Yasmin50 dec58.0%
- Kirkpatrick, Melinda322 dec56.8%
- McPhail, Robert247 dec56.3%
- Brown, Katherine260 dec53.1%
- Wurm, David R.305 dec52.8%
- Mendola, Mark151 dec51.0%
- Allen, Matthew314 dec49.4%
- Barnett, Ben256 dec49.2%
- Wilkov, Penny262 dec47.3%
- Holmes, Janice L.302 dec47.0%
- Perez, Lissette C.181 dec44.2%
- Brower, Charles277 dec42.2%
- Jones, Marc24 dec41.7%
- Swayze, Mark238 dec35.3%
- Momcilovic, Gordan265 dec17.0%
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