Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Tirrell, Scott

LONG ISLANDNew York Trending up

+8.6 pts vs national average

66.4%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge66.4%

LONG ISLAND71.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

333

Fully favorable

191

57.4%

Partially favorable

9.0%

Denials

112

33.6%

Total dispositions

373

Dismissals

10.7%

Awards

221

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 57.4%Partially fav. 9.0%Denied 33.6%

Approval rate history

FY2016

0.0%0 dec

FY2017

57.5%219 dec

FY2018

59.6%379 dec

FY2019

55.0%380 dec

FY2020

52.8%318 dec

FY2021

38.1%260 dec

FY2022

55.5%319 dec

FY2023

55.4%307 dec

FY2024

68.6%296 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at LONG ISLAND (6)

Stagno, Linda A.
262 dec79.0%
Kilgannon, Patrick
259 dec76.8%
Allen, Michelle
180 dec72.8%
Tobias, David
290 dec72.4%
Berkowitz, Alan B
342 dec71.3%
Antonowicz, John
253 dec61.7%

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
Gray, Thomas
NEW YORK VARICK340 dec

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