Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Tobias, David

LONG ISLANDNew York Trending up

+14.7 pts vs national average

72.4%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge72.4%

LONG ISLAND71.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

290

Fully favorable

191

65.9%

Partially favorable

6.6%

Denials

27.6%

Total dispositions

328

Dismissals

11.6%

Awards

210

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 65.9%Partially fav. 6.6%Denied 27.6%

Approval rate history

FY2013

71.4%290 dec

FY2014

68.7%406 dec

FY2015

72.3%339 dec

FY2016

69.2%312 dec

FY2017

69.7%390 dec

FY2018

70.7%417 dec

FY2019

73.3%401 dec

FY2020

72.0%357 dec

FY2021

61.7%342 dec

FY2022

51.7%298 dec

FY2023

63.4%287 dec

FY2024

73.0%300 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%
Berkowitz, Alan B
342 dec71.3%
Tirrell, Scott
333 dec66.4%
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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