Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Ross, Malcolm

SEATTLEWashington Trending up

-15.7 pts vs national average

42.0%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge42.0%

SEATTLE45.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

Fully favorable

33.0%

Partially favorable

9.1%

Denials

58.0%

Total dispositions

103

Dismissals

14.6%

Awards

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Denied

Fully fav. 33.0%Partially fav. 9.1%Denied 58.0%

Approval rate history

FY2017

75.0%4 dec

FY2018

48.1%285 dec

FY2019

42.3%418 dec

FY2020

49.4%338 dec

FY2021

42.0%302 dec

FY2022

42.9%303 dec

FY2023

49.8%215 dec

FY2024

51.0%451 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at SEATTLE (6)

Mangrum, Timothy
280 dec83.9%
Johnson, Derek
232 dec69.4%
Mariano-Jackson, Evangeline
342 dec66.7%
Erickson, Allen
114 dec32.5%
LaCara, Cecilia
263 dec24.3%
Kidd, Michael S.
2 dec0.0%

Judges in Washington with the most decisions

Sullivan, Margaret M
TACOMA353 dec
Triplett, Mark
TACOMA347 dec
Walker, Donna
SPOKANE287 dec
Johnson, David
TACOMA281 dec
Freund, Lori L
SPOKANE269 dec

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