Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Turner, Joy

DETROITMichigan Trending up

+17.5 pts vs national average

75.2%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge75.2%

DETROIT55.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

375

Fully favorable

265

70.7%

Partially favorable

4.5%

Denials

24.8%

Total dispositions

422

Dismissals

11.1%

Awards

282

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 70.7%Partially fav. 4.5%Denied 24.8%

Approval rate history

FY2012

80.0%20 dec

FY2013

69.0%419 dec

FY2014

65.1%438 dec

FY2015

69.7%456 dec

FY2016

71.2%462 dec

FY2017

70.6%446 dec

FY2018

76.3%426 dec

FY2019

77.0%470 dec

FY2020

72.1%383 dec

FY2021

74.0%250 dec

FY2022

68.8%205 dec

FY2023

75.6%275 dec

FY2024

85.2%345 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at DETROIT (8)

Xenos, Elias
355 dec70.1%
Overstreet, Jennifer
332 dec67.5%
Tobin, Therese
424 dec62.7%
Rabaut, John
29 dec51.7%
White-Simmons, Crystal
327 dec51.1%
Morrow, Mary D.
392 dec44.9%
McClinton, Jacquelyn A
340 dec41.8%
Mamelka, Colleen
204 dec37.3%

Judges in Michigan with the most decisions

Harmon, Cynthia
GRAND RAPIDS444 dec
D'Amato, Donald
LIVONIA MI415 dec
Quandt, Nicole
FLINT407 dec
Himebaugh, Kevin R
GRAND RAPIDS403 dec
Mattia, Christopher
LIVONIA MI390 dec

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