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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Walter, Nicholas
SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (+1 more) Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
71.2%
+13.3 pts vs national
Total decisions
222
Fully favorable
120
54.1%
Partially favorable
38
17.1%
Denials
64
28.8%
Total dispositions
360
Dismissals
138
38.3%
Awards
158
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 54.1%Partially fav. 17.1%Denied 28.8%
Approval rate history
FY2015
47.7%151 dec
FY2015
35.4%79 dec
FY2016
55.9%354 dec
FY2017
55.9%415 dec
FY2018
55.3%378 dec
FY2019
58.9%353 dec
FY2020
65.4%211 dec
FY2020
50.0%4 dec
FY2020
60.0%5 dec
FY2021
0.0%1 dec
FY2021
75.4%207 dec
FY2021
100.0%3 dec
FY2022
72.2%158 dec
FY2023
68.2%44 dec
FY2023
56.4%165 dec
FY2024
100.0%1 dec
FY2024
69.3%199 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (15)
- Smiley, Jennifer292 dec75.0%
- Weathers, Ena200 dec75.0%
- Hockensmith, Mark255 dec73.7%
- Warner, Melissa245 dec71.8%
- Ohanesian, Nicholas M227 dec70.9%
- Cabotaje, Michael A91 dec69.2%
- Alden, Randolph W220 dec65.0%
- Labrum, Robert J246 dec63.8%
- DiMaggio Wallis, Sandra R206 dec63.1%
- Day, Kelley234 dec57.7%
- Nagle, Kim Soo141 dec57.4%
- Fuller, Roxanne174 dec56.3%
- Eiler, Kathleen H207 dec51.7%
- Wexler, April M49 dec51.0%
- Lunderman, MaryAnn77 dec49.4%
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