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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
64.3%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge64.3%
RALEIGH61.6%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
143
Fully favorable
85
59.4%
Partially favorable
7
4.9%
Denials
51
35.7%
Total dispositions
163
Dismissals
20
12.3%
Awards
92
3-year trend
Stable
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 59.4%Partially fav. 4.9%Denied 35.7%
Approval rate history
FY2010
59.9%354 dec
FY2011
57.8%327 dec
FY2012
49.8%554 dec
FY2013
52.0%435 dec
FY2014
46.2%355 dec
FY2015
47.8%274 dec
FY2016
59.5%259 dec
FY2017
63.4%320 dec
FY2018
45.6%412 dec
FY2019
47.0%468 dec
FY2020
48.4%397 dec
FY2021
51.2%295 dec
FY2022
58.2%249 dec
FY2023
59.2%255 dec
FY2024
62.2%270 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (18)
- Naylor, Amy323 dec83.3%
- Grounds, Sonya157 dec77.1%
- Harper, Catherine343 dec72.6%
- Shea, David J365 dec71.2%
- Rideout, Robert154 dec70.8%
- Messina, Christopher44 dec70.5%
- Bumgarner, Ashley186 dec69.4%
- Hall, Brandie206 dec68.4%
- Wordsworth, Paula376 dec67.8%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.398 dec61.1%
- Wright, Wanda283 dec56.5%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa334 dec55.1%
- Firestone, Scott126 dec50.0%
- Droker, Robert158 dec48.7%
- Williams, James E333 dec48.6%
- Finnie, Michael203 dec47.8%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie355 dec45.1%
- Weaver, Cynthia120 dec42.5%
Judges in North Carolina with the most decisions
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