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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Total decisions
335
Fully favorable
113
33.7%
Partially favorable
54
16.1%
Denials
168
50.1%
Total dispositions
412
Dismissals
77
18.7%
Awards
167
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 33.7%Partially fav. 16.1%Denied 50.1%
Approval rate history
FY2010
40.3%283 dec
FY2011
37.2%258 dec
FY2012
34.2%281 dec
FY2013
34.6%341 dec
FY2014
29.8%339 dec
FY2015
32.7%312 dec
FY2016
49.1%354 dec
FY2017
51.4%253 dec
FY2018
44.8%319 dec
FY2019
47.1%386 dec
FY2020
54.4%342 dec
FY2021
43.8%276 dec
FY2022
48.5%196 dec
FY2023
51.8%272 dec
FY2024
49.0%251 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at MIAMI OHO (34)
- Cartledge, James Cole225 dec96.0%
- Pennock, Carol J.59 dec86.4%
- Thawley, John A233 dec82.8%
- Jones, Stephanie M129 dec79.1%
- Dixon III, Andrew117 dec78.6%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Viera-Vargas, Angel X191 dec77.0%
- Jones, Brian157 dec72.6%
- Hemming, Norman263 dec71.9%
- Wolfe, Rebecca336 dec71.1%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Skarda, Trevor121 dec69.4%
- Herin, Walter Cary280 dec69.3%
- Selland, R. Dirk162 dec69.1%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Gray, Stacy172 dec66.9%
- Dail, Grant231 dec66.2%
- Aranda, Clara H354 dec64.1%
- Vallecillo, Gonzalo143 dec63.6%
- Pope, Stephen248 dec63.3%
- DeGruy, Elizabeth166 dec62.7%
- Healy, Philip193 dec57.5%
- Alger, Ryan232 dec56.9%
- Hill, Vincent148 dec55.4%
- Monahan, Camille124 dec50.8%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Celaya, Gracian A.289 dec49.1%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Leibowitz, Tracey B.410 dec48.0%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer199 dec42.2%
- Bowling, Robert B133 dec39.8%
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