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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
48.1%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge48.1%
ALBUQUERQUE55.1%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
268
Fully favorable
107
39.9%
Partially favorable
22
8.2%
Denials
139
51.9%
Total dispositions
336
Dismissals
68
20.2%
Awards
129
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 39.9%Partially fav. 8.2%Denied 51.9%
Other ALJs at ALBUQUERQUE (17)
- Stults, Douglas338 dec83.4%
- Suing, Timothy22 dec77.3%
- Juge, Christopher H.170 dec62.9%
- Fellabaum, Jennifer241 dec60.2%
- Elias, Yasmin51 dec58.8%
- Hansen, Holly366 dec58.7%
- Lough, Sarah274 dec58.0%
- Wiedemann, Karen284 dec57.0%
- Lindsay, Michelle23 dec52.2%
- Benedict, David348 dec51.7%
- Leppala, Michael321 dec51.1%
- Exnicios, Richard M.331 dec50.5%
- O'Melinn, Barry286 dec47.2%
- Hertzig, Michael S.227 dec46.7%
- Midles, Matt211 dec45.0%
- Freedman, Robert351 dec43.0%
- Van Vleck, Deborah J234 dec39.7%
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