Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

McKenna, Sandra M.

QUEENSNew York Trending up

+8.8 pts vs national average

66.6%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge66.6%

QUEENS73.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

332

Fully favorable

191

57.5%

Partially favorable

9.0%

Denials

111

33.4%

Total dispositions

392

Dismissals

15.3%

Awards

221

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 57.5%Partially fav. 9.0%Denied 33.4%

Approval rate history

FY2018

72.9%155 dec

FY2019

59.5%415 dec

FY2020

53.9%397 dec

FY2021

55.4%289 dec

FY2022

58.4%303 dec

FY2023

77.4%252 dec

FY2024

77.1%328 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at QUEENS (5)

Leventer, Jan
339 dec94.1%
Pecoraro, Margaret
297 dec83.5%
Schriver, Robert R
200 dec71.5%
Stefanelli, Valorie
61 dec65.6%
Stacchini, Michael J
274 dec61.7%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Morgan, Aaron M.
NEW YORK VARICK366 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Georger, Paul
BUFFALO345 dec
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec

Next step

Estimate approval odds

See SSA historical base rates for a claim by state, condition, age, and stage — then plan around the hearing-stage odds.