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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Shea, David J
RALEIGH Trending up
+13.8 pts vs national average
0.0%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge71.6%
RALEIGH61.5%
National avg57.8%
Total decisions
296
Fully favorable
192
64.9%
Partially favorable
20
6.8%
Denials
84
28.4%
Total dispositions
353
Dismissals
57
16.1%
Awards
212
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 64.9%Partially fav. 6.8%Denied 28.4%
Approval rate history
FY2018
41.1%226 dec
FY2019
50.0%4 dec
FY2019
39.5%289 dec
FY2019
51.9%135 dec
FY2019
83.3%6 dec
FY2020
33.3%3 dec
FY2020
57.9%19 dec
FY2020
0.0%1 dec
FY2020
48.4%349 dec
FY2020
50.0%4 dec
FY2021
56.8%294 dec
FY2021
25.0%4 dec
FY2022
61.7%243 dec
FY2022
0.0%0 dec
FY2023
70.4%162 dec
FY2023
57.1%14 dec
FY2024
50.0%4 dec
FY2024
72.7%245 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (18)
- Naylor, Amy240 dec82.1%
- Grounds, Sonya112 dec78.6%
- Harper, Catherine268 dec73.1%
- Messina, Christopher36 dec69.4%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Hall, Brandie140 dec67.9%
- Rideout, Robert115 dec67.8%
- Wordsworth, Paula294 dec67.0%
- Wisz, Katherine143 dec64.3%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.310 dec63.5%
- Wright, Wanda223 dec61.0%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa250 dec56.4%
- Firestone, Scott103 dec52.4%
- Williams, James E260 dec48.8%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie264 dec47.0%
- Finnie, Michael148 dec46.6%
- Droker, Robert118 dec46.6%
- Weaver, Cynthia92 dec34.8%
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