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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
45.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge45.1%
RALEIGH61.6%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
355
Fully favorable
138
38.9%
Partially favorable
22
6.2%
Denials
195
54.9%
Total dispositions
423
Dismissals
68
16.1%
Awards
160
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 38.9%Partially fav. 6.2%Denied 54.9%
Approval rate history
FY2015
55.6%45 dec
FY2016
39.5%423 dec
FY2017
45.3%393 dec
FY2018
42.3%461 dec
FY2019
44.7%501 dec
FY2020
37.3%434 dec
FY2021
31.2%298 dec
FY2022
37.1%280 dec
FY2023
38.7%287 dec
FY2024
48.1%243 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (18)
- Naylor, Amy323 dec83.3%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Harper, Catherine343 dec72.6%
- Shea, David J365 dec71.2%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Wordsworth, Paula376 dec67.8%
- Wisz, Katherine143 dec64.3%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.398 dec61.1%
- Wright, Wanda283 dec56.5%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa334 dec55.1%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Williams, James E333 dec48.6%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
Judges in North Carolina with the most decisions
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