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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Shoenholz, Jonathan T
COLUMBIA SC Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
60.7%
+2.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
300
Fully favorable
155
51.7%
Partially favorable
27
9.0%
Denials
118
39.3%
Total dispositions
350
Dismissals
50
14.3%
Awards
182
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 51.7%Partially fav. 9.0%Denied 39.3%
Approval rate history
FY2018
73.5%132 dec
FY2019
67.3%462 dec
FY2020
69.7%396 dec
FY2021
100.0%1 dec
FY2021
62.4%346 dec
FY2021
100.0%1 dec
FY2022
0.0%1 dec
FY2022
62.8%339 dec
FY2022
50.0%2 dec
FY2022
50.0%4 dec
FY2023
63.8%309 dec
FY2024
69.3%339 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at COLUMBIA SC (26)
- Thawley, John A263 dec90.9%
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Grounds, Sonya86 dec79.1%
- Bumgarner, Ashley L332 dec78.9%
- Jones, Stephanie M138 dec76.1%
- Fleming, Ronald146 dec74.0%
- Hall, Brandie178 dec70.8%
- Gray, Stacy175 dec70.3%
- Herin, Jr., Walter C220 dec64.1%
- Selland, R. Dirk123 dec63.4%
- Dail, Grant210 dec62.4%
- Jones, Brian128 dec60.2%
- Renfroe, Mary M175 dec58.9%
- Vallecillo, Gonzalo114 dec56.1%
- Daniels, Christopher R298 dec56.0%
- Droker, Robert177 dec52.0%
- Vineyard, Joshua323 dec51.1%
- Capece, Anthony325 dec50.8%
- Vinson, Flora L20 dec50.0%
- Elkin, Paul308 dec49.0%
- Spangler, Todd175 dec46.9%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer160 dec45.6%
- Healy, Philip J170 dec45.3%
- Finnie, Michael E231 dec43.3%
- Bowling, Robert B154 dec38.3%
- Silva, Mario G6 dec33.3%
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