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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Penn, Laureen
NHC BALTIMORE Trending down
Lifetime approval rate
44.1%
-13.7 pts vs national
Total decisions
161
Fully favorable
51
31.7%
Partially favorable
20
12.4%
Denials
90
55.9%
Total dispositions
173
Dismissals
12
6.9%
Awards
71
3-year trend
Falling
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 31.7%Partially fav. 12.4%Denied 55.9%
Approval rate history
FY2015
47.1%87 dec
FY2015
42.5%120 dec
FY2016
45.6%386 dec
FY2017
43.5%432 dec
FY2018
41.9%418 dec
FY2019
39.5%436 dec
FY2020
42.9%273 dec
FY2021
41.7%247 dec
FY2022
63.4%268 dec
FY2023
56.7%187 dec
FY2024
42.9%203 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at NHC BALTIMORE (14)
- Mastin, Jeffrey38 dec81.6%
- Levey, Lawrence50 dec74.0%
- Ortis, Jesus3 dec66.7%
- Pang, David S19 dec63.2%
- Chin, Stanley K97 dec60.8%
- Bozarth, Shawn318 dec56.9%
- Dillon, Christopher L34 dec52.9%
- Freedman, Robert153 dec52.9%
- Benton, A.89 dec49.4%
- Hammock, Melissa326 dec49.4%
- Grunberg, Hope G33 dec48.5%
- Barker, Paul D284 dec45.4%
- Loughlin, John305 dec40.0%
- Woode, Charles180 dec32.8%
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