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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
71.2%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge71.2%
RALEIGH61.6%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
365
Fully favorable
234
64.1%
Partially favorable
26
7.1%
Denials
105
28.8%
Total dispositions
435
Dismissals
70
16.1%
Awards
260
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 64.1%Partially fav. 7.1%Denied 28.8%
Approval rate history
FY2018
41.1%226 dec
FY2019
44.0%434 dec
FY2020
48.7%376 dec
FY2021
56.4%298 dec
FY2022
61.7%243 dec
FY2023
69.3%176 dec
FY2024
72.3%249 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (18)
- Naylor, Amy323 dec83.3%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Harper, Catherine343 dec72.6%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Wordsworth, Paula376 dec67.8%
- Wisz, Katherine143 dec64.3%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.398 dec61.1%
- Wright, Wanda283 dec56.5%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa334 dec55.1%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Williams, James E333 dec48.6%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie355 dec45.1%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
Judges in North Carolina with the most decisions
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