Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Xenos, Elias

DETROITMichigan Stable

+12.4 pts vs national average

70.1%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge70.1%

DETROIT55.8%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

355

Fully favorable

202

56.9%

Partially favorable

13.2%

Denials

106

29.9%

Total dispositions

406

Dismissals

12.6%

Awards

249

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 56.9%Partially fav. 13.2%Denied 29.9%

Approval rate history

FY2016

0.0%0 dec

FY2017

42.2%301 dec

FY2018

42.0%419 dec

FY2019

48.0%469 dec

FY2020

50.5%436 dec

FY2021

61.5%231 dec

FY2022

64.7%184 dec

FY2023

64.1%245 dec

FY2024

64.6%350 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at DETROIT (8)

Turner, Joy
375 dec75.2%
Overstreet, Jennifer
332 dec67.5%
Tobin, Therese
424 dec62.7%
Rabaut, John
29 dec51.7%
White-Simmons, Crystal
327 dec51.1%
Morrow, Mary D.
392 dec44.9%
McClinton, Jacquelyn A
340 dec41.8%
Mamelka, Colleen
204 dec37.3%

Judges in Michigan with the most decisions

Harmon, Cynthia
GRAND RAPIDS444 dec
D'Amato, Donald
LIVONIA MI415 dec
Quandt, Nicole
FLINT407 dec
Himebaugh, Kevin R
GRAND RAPIDS403 dec
Mattia, Christopher
LIVONIA MI390 dec

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