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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
56.5%lifetime approval
vs baselines
This judge56.5%
RALEIGH61.6%
National avg57.7%
Total decisions
283
Fully favorable
108
38.2%
Partially favorable
52
18.4%
Denials
123
43.5%
Total dispositions
323
Dismissals
40
12.4%
Awards
160
3-year trend
Rising
FY2026 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 38.2%Partially fav. 18.4%Denied 43.5%
Approval rate history
FY2011
66.3%380 dec
FY2012
61.3%584 dec
FY2013
55.6%441 dec
FY2014
57.8%507 dec
FY2015
59.0%422 dec
FY2016
60.2%427 dec
FY2017
59.5%422 dec
FY2018
60.6%399 dec
FY2019
53.5%456 dec
FY2020
46.2%407 dec
FY2021
38.8%312 dec
FY2022
43.6%220 dec
FY2023
51.7%116 dec
FY2024
69.4%180 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%
- Wisz, Katherine143 dec64.3%
- Brinkley, Joseph L.398 dec61.1%
- 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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