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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Pflugrath, William
NORFOLK Trending up
+8.5 pts vs national average
66.3%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge66.3%
NORFOLK57.3%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
184
Fully favorable
108
58.7%
Partially favorable
14
7.6%
Denials
62
33.7%
Total dispositions
231
Dismissals
47
20.3%
Awards
122
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 58.7%Partially fav. 7.6%Denied 33.7%
Approval rate history
FY2016
77.8%9 dec
FY2017
74.0%208 dec
FY2018
47.2%352 dec
FY2019
100.0%1 dec
FY2019
45.1%235 dec
FY2020
46.6%294 dec
FY2021
44.9%267 dec
FY2022
51.7%240 dec
FY2023
52.6%173 dec
FY2024
66.8%271 dec
Above national Below national National avg
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