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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data

Arizona

AZ · Region SFO

33.5%
DDS Approval Rate
-6.3pp vs national avg
DDS Approval Rate
33.5%
National: 39.8%
3-Year Change
+2.1pp
Annual Receipts
40,572
FY2024
Hearing Offices
3
20 ALJs

Latest Monthly DDS Data

Initial Receipts
2,823
Initial Determinations
3,395
Initial Allowance Rate
29.6%
Initial Pending
16,525
Recon Determinations
1,437
Recon Allowance Rate
13.6%
Data period: 2026-02

Hearing Offices in Arizona

OfficeRankProcessing DaysPendingApproval RateJudges
TUCSON1142961,13268.8%7
PHOENIX DOWNTOWN1303171,41359.1%10
PHOENIX NORTH1523641,36054.6%5

ALJs in Arizona

20 judges, sorted by approval rate

JudgeOfficeApproval RateDecisionsAwardsTrend
Mucerino, KathleenPHOENIX DOWNTOWN88.6%132117
Chen, Tin TinTUCSON81.6%244199
Johnson, Larry ETUCSON81.5%303247
Fletcher, Guy EPHOENIX DOWNTOWN74.7%324242
Armbruster, Ted WPHOENIX NORTH74.5%318237
Davis, CharlesTUCSON74.4%355264
Duann, TomNORWALK73.8%294217
Gaffney, JohnPHOENIX DOWNTOWN73.3%390286
Baum, Peter JTUCSON70.0%277194
Elias, YasminTUCSON68.6%8659
Kirby, MartiMORENO VALLEY60.8%199121
Businger, Thomas DPHOENIX NORTH51.5%272140
Havens, Laura STUCSON49.1%318156
Paternoster, SashaPHOENIX DOWNTOWN49.0%15375
Waters, Carla LPHOENIX DOWNTOWN48.7%339165
Walls, KellyPHOENIX NORTH44.2%292129
Bucci, Patricia APHOENIX NORTH35.2%7125
Alegre, Dante MPHOENIX DOWNTOWN35.0%369129
Isherwood, PaulPHOENIX DOWNTOWN27.8%19454
Schum, Randolph EPHOENIX NORTH27.5%4011