Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Stallings, Stewart

SPOKANEWashington Trending up

+13.8 pts vs national average

71.5%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge71.5%

SPOKANE66.6%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

256

Fully favorable

157

61.3%

Partially favorable

10.2%

Denials

28.5%

Total dispositions

304

Dismissals

15.8%

Awards

183

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 61.3%Partially fav. 10.2%Denied 28.5%

Approval rate history

FY2015

100.0%1 dec

FY2016

57.2%257 dec

FY2017

60.2%374 dec

FY2018

60.2%467 dec

FY2019

66.5%448 dec

FY2020

57.5%358 dec

FY2021

53.5%297 dec

FY2022

50.9%169 dec

FY2023

64.7%184 dec

FY2024

66.9%269 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at SPOKANE (5)

Walker, Donna
287 dec82.6%
Freund, Lori L
269 dec69.5%
Chess, Laura
293 dec67.6%
O'Brien-Persons, Wynne
75 dec61.3%
Shumway, Jesse
154 dec47.4%

Judges in Washington with the most decisions

Sullivan, Margaret M
TACOMA353 dec
Triplett, Mark
TACOMA347 dec
Mariano-Jackson, Evangeline
SEATTLE342 dec
Johnson, David
TACOMA281 dec
Mangrum, Timothy
SEATTLE280 dec

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