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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Shea, David J
RALEIGH Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
74.3%
+16.5 pts vs national
Total decisions
366
Fully favorable
256
69.9%
Partially favorable
16
4.4%
Denials
94
25.7%
Total dispositions
411
Dismissals
45
10.9%
Awards
272
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 69.9%Partially fav. 4.4%Denied 25.7%
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 (17)
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Andersen, William116 dec80.2%
- Wright, Wanda L206 dec73.3%
- Wordsworth, Paula311 dec73.0%
- Rideout, Robert164 dec72.6%
- Davis, Kelly83 dec68.7%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa L319 dec61.8%
- Wisz, Katherine D350 dec61.7%
- Hogan, Mason278 dec60.8%
- Brinkley, Joseph L387 dec59.7%
- Monahan, Camille170 dec58.2%
- Williams, James E309 dec51.5%
- Harper, Catherine272 dec51.1%
- Spangler, Todd175 dec46.9%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Mar A337 dec40.7%
- Bowling, Robert B154 dec38.3%
- Silva, Mario G6 dec33.3%
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