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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Wordsworth, Paula
RALEIGH Stable
Lifetime approval rate
73.0%
+15.2 pts vs national
Total decisions
311
Fully favorable
196
63.0%
Partially favorable
31
10.0%
Denials
84
27.0%
Total dispositions
358
Dismissals
47
13.1%
Awards
227
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 63.0%Partially fav. 10.0%Denied 27.0%
Approval rate history
FY2013
49.8%440 dec
FY2014
57.8%230 dec
FY2014
53.8%210 dec
FY2015
64.0%494 dec
FY2016
68.5%412 dec
FY2017
70.4%406 dec
FY2018
67.0%358 dec
FY2018
64.4%104 dec
FY2019
33.3%3 dec
FY2019
63.2%478 dec
FY2020
63.4%399 dec
FY2021
68.4%329 dec
FY2022
70.5%241 dec
FY2023
71.4%252 dec
FY2024
75.3%284 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at RALEIGH (17)
- Messina, Christopher34 dec82.4%
- Andersen, William116 dec80.2%
- Shea, David J366 dec74.3%
- Wright, Wanda L206 dec73.3%
- Rideout, Robert164 dec72.6%
- Davis, Kelly83 dec68.7%
- Hoskins-Hart, Teresa L319 dec61.8%
- Wisz, Katherine D350 dec61.7%
- Hogan, Mason278 dec60.8%
- Brinkley, Joseph L387 dec59.7%
- Monahan, Camille170 dec58.2%
- Williams, James E309 dec51.5%
- Harper, Catherine272 dec51.1%
- Spangler, Todd175 dec46.9%
- Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Mar A337 dec40.7%
- Bowling, Robert B154 dec38.3%
- Silva, Mario G6 dec33.3%
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