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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Richardson, Michael B
SAN DIEGO Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
73.8%
+16.0 pts vs national
Total decisions
260
Fully favorable
177
68.1%
Partially favorable
15
5.8%
Denials
68
26.2%
Total dispositions
369
Dismissals
109
29.5%
Awards
192
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 68.1%Partially fav. 5.8%Denied 26.2%
Approval rate history
FY2015
54.5%11 dec
FY2017
45.4%348 dec
FY2017
0.0%0 dec
FY2018
37.9%58 dec
FY2018
49.1%322 dec
FY2019
49.2%417 dec
FY2020
55.3%338 dec
FY2021
62.1%322 dec
FY2022
66.4%238 dec
FY2023
66.5%245 dec
FY2024
73.4%305 dec
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