Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Pines, S.

PORTLAND OROregon Trending up

+7.7 pts vs national average

65.4%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge65.4%

PORTLAND OR61.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

315

Fully favorable

192

61.0%

Partially favorable

4.4%

Denials

109

34.6%

Total dispositions

364

Dismissals

13.5%

Awards

206

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 61.0%Partially fav. 4.4%Denied 34.6%

Approval rate history

FY2015

100.0%1 dec

FY2016

55.4%215 dec

FY2017

54.8%345 dec

FY2018

60.6%381 dec

FY2019

67.0%394 dec

FY2020

62.6%305 dec

FY2021

68.8%343 dec

FY2022

65.9%299 dec

FY2023

70.3%249 dec

FY2024

73.6%382 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at PORTLAND OR (6)

Thomasson, Linda
304 dec70.4%
Johnson, Derek
232 dec69.4%
Martin, Paula M.
450 dec66.0%
Geib, Richard
326 dec62.9%
Reeves, William
258 dec49.6%
Mozyrsky, Vadim
226 dec48.7%

Judges in Oregon with the most decisions

Sullivan, John D.
EUGENE363 dec
Weatherly, Katherine
EUGENE347 dec
Crowell, Jason
EUGENE346 dec
Hobbs, B.
EUGENE134 dec

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