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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Vineyard, Joshua
COLUMBIA SC Stable
Lifetime approval rate
51.1%
-6.7 pts vs national
Total decisions
323
Fully favorable
130
40.2%
Partially favorable
35
10.8%
Denials
158
48.9%
Total dispositions
393
Dismissals
70
17.8%
Awards
165
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 40.2%Partially fav. 10.8%Denied 48.9%
Approval rate history
FY2017
61.5%13 dec
FY2018
50.1%363 dec
FY2019
48.6%420 dec
FY2020
49.0%392 dec
FY2021
47.8%335 dec
FY2022
51.1%280 dec
FY2023
49.4%269 dec
FY2024
55.3%257 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at COLUMBIA SC (26)
- Thawley, John A263 dec90.9%
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Grounds, Sonya86 dec79.1%
- Bumgarner, Ashley L332 dec78.9%
- Jones, Stephanie M138 dec76.1%
- Fleming, Ronald146 dec74.0%
- Hall, Brandie178 dec70.8%
- Gray, Stacy175 dec70.3%
- Herin, Jr., Walter C220 dec64.1%
- Selland, R. Dirk123 dec63.4%
- Dail, Grant210 dec62.4%
- Shoenholz, Jonathan T300 dec60.7%
- Jones, Brian128 dec60.2%
- Renfroe, Mary M175 dec58.9%
- Vallecillo, Gonzalo114 dec56.1%
- Daniels, Christopher R298 dec56.0%
- Droker, Robert177 dec52.0%
- Capece, Anthony325 dec50.8%
- Vinson, Flora L20 dec50.0%
- Elkin, Paul308 dec49.0%
- Spangler, Todd175 dec46.9%
- Pustizzi, Jennifer160 dec45.6%
- Healy, Philip J170 dec45.3%
- Finnie, Michael E231 dec43.3%
- Bowling, Robert B154 dec38.3%
- Silva, Mario G6 dec33.3%
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