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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data

New Jersey

NJ · Region NYC

38.4%
DDS Approval Rate
-1.4pp vs national avg
DDS Approval Rate
38.4%
National: 39.8%
3-Year Change
-1.2pp
Annual Receipts
47,709
FY2024
Hearing Offices
3
31 ALJs

Latest Monthly DDS Data

Initial Receipts
5,137
Initial Determinations
5,710
Initial Allowance Rate
33.0%
Initial Pending
13,501
Recon Determinations
1,049
Recon Allowance Rate
16.1%
Data period: 2026-02

Hearing Offices in New Jersey

OfficeRankProcessing DaysPendingApproval RateJudges
JERSEY CITY1383302,73664.9%11
NEWARK1393312,84257.1%11
SOUTH JERSEY1513582,44569.4%10

ALJs in New Jersey

31 judges, sorted by approval rate

JudgeOfficeApproval RateDecisionsAwardsTrend
Barr, SheenaJERSEY CITY90.0%211190
Varillo, KimberlySOUTH JERSEY81.5%372303
Addison, AndreaJERSEY CITY79.6%368293
Gonzalez, RobertWHITE PLAINS77.8%266207
Patterson, KarenSOUTH JERSEY77.8%423329
Cornell, KathleenSOUTH JERSEY77.2%425328
Merrill, TheresaNEWARK74.5%239178
Hibner Olson, LisaSOUTH JERSEY71.4%350250
Timm, FrederickSOUTH JERSEY70.5%438309
Ebner, ElizabethNHC FALLS CHURCH67.9%5638
Campbell, JohnNEWARK67.3%352237
Kenneally, KevinJERSEY CITY66.3%416276
West, RichardNEWARK66.1%345228
Toland, MargueriteJERSEY CITY65.9%8858
Suna, DavidJERSEY CITY63.8%298190
Lucas, BrianNHC CHICAGO62.5%192120
Pantuso, GinaJERSEY CITY60.6%264160
Damille, RicardyNEWARK60.4%331200
Costa, Leonard FNEWARK60.1%286172
Lardaro, Elizabeth ASOUTH JERSEY60.1%293176
Shelton, KarenNEWARK59.8%348208
Loewy, Dina RJERSEY CITY58.9%224132
Cerulli, NicholasSOUTH JERSEY57.8%199115
Russak, JackJERSEY CITY56.7%323183
Allard, SharonNEWARK54.2%240130
Shillin, BethNEWARK53.1%16085
Green, TonyaSOUTH JERSEY53.1%375199
Morgan, Aaron MNEW YORK VARICK48.6%17585
Moore, TrinaJERSEY CITY45.7%335153
Ayers, KennethNEWARK41.0%324133
Lee, Peter RNEWARK24.0%24258