Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Stacchini, Michael J

QUEENSNew York Trending up

+4.0 pts vs national average

61.7%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge61.7%

QUEENS73.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

274

Fully favorable

154

56.2%

Partially favorable

5.5%

Denials

105

38.3%

Total dispositions

339

Dismissals

19.2%

Awards

169

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 56.2%Partially fav. 5.5%Denied 38.3%

Approval rate history

FY2012

56.3%206 dec

FY2013

52.5%314 dec

FY2014

53.9%382 dec

FY2015

53.1%369 dec

FY2016

60.3%267 dec

FY2017

59.0%300 dec

FY2018

51.1%327 dec

FY2019

60.9%384 dec

FY2020

61.2%330 dec

FY2021

57.7%286 dec

FY2022

60.3%292 dec

FY2023

62.4%205 dec

FY2024

65.5%310 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at QUEENS (5)

Leventer, Jan
339 dec94.1%
Pecoraro, Margaret
297 dec83.5%
Schriver, Robert R
200 dec71.5%
McKenna, Sandra M.
332 dec66.6%
Stefanelli, Valorie
61 dec65.6%

Judges in New York with the most decisions

Theurer, Kenneth
SYRACUSE408 dec
Morgan, Aaron M.
NEW YORK VARICK366 dec
Devlin, Michael
ROCHESTER361 dec
Georger, Paul
BUFFALO345 dec
Berkowitz, Alan B
LONG ISLAND342 dec

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