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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
State Profile
New York
NY · Region NYC
DDS approval rate
38.9%
-0.9 pts vs national
DDS approval rate
38.9%
National: 39.8%
3-year change
+1.3 pts
Annual receipts
101,580
FY2024
Hearing offices
9
54 ALJs
Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-06
Initial receipts
15,395
Initial determinations
9,855
Initial allowance rate
35.9%
Initial pending
34,777
Recon determinations
1,025
Recon allowance rate
17.6%
Hearing offices in New York
| Office | Rank | Processing days | Pending | Approval | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYRACUSE | 64 | 253 | 1,853 | 56.6% | 8 |
| BUFFALO | 97 | 264 | 1,493 | 53.2% | 5 |
| NEW YORK VARICK | 116 | 275 | 1,672 | 65.8% | 5 |
| ROCHESTER | 142 | 295 | 1,108 | 63.5% | 3 |
| LONG ISLAND | 143 | 296 | 2,805 | 71.4% | 7 |
| QUEENS | 148 | 306 | 2,107 | 75.9% | 6 |
| BRONX | 150 | 316 | 2,455 | 54.9% | 7 |
| ALBANY | 151 | 319 | 3,540 | 60.7% | 10 |
| NEW YORK | 156 | 340 | 2,699 | 60.3% | 7 |
ALJs in New York (54)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leventer, Jan | QUEENS | 95.3% | 275 | 262 | |
| Kelly, Paul F | ALBANY | 92.1% | 280 | 258 | |
| Pecoraro, Margaret | QUEENS | 83.5% | 248 | 207 | |
| Sedaca, Joani | NEW YORK | 82.4% | 222 | 183 | |
| Farrell, John G | ALBANY | 80.8% | 219 | 177 | |
| Schiro, Kimberly | BRONX | 80.0% | 30 | 24 | |
| Stagno, Linda A. | LONG ISLAND | 79.3% | 217 | 172 | |
| Kilgannon, Patrick | LONG ISLAND | 78.9% | 228 | 180 | |
| Devlin, Michael | ROCHESTER | 78.4% | 334 | 262 | |
| Gray, Thomas | NEW YORK VARICK | 74.0% | 296 | 219 | |
| Tobias, David | LONG ISLAND | 72.8% | 261 | 190 | |
| Berkowitz, Alan B | LONG ISLAND | 72.1% | 301 | 217 | |
| Schriver, Robert R | QUEENS | 71.3% | 178 | 127 | |
| Allen, Michelle | LONG ISLAND | 71.3% | 150 | 107 | |
| Black-Pennington, Dale | ALBANY | 70.8% | 219 | 155 | |
| Eldred, Jeremy | SYRACUSE | 70.7% | 276 | 195 | |
| Miller, Jason A | NEW YORK VARICK | 70.0% | 267 | 187 | |
| White Richards, Latanya | NEW YORK VARICK | 69.4% | 294 | 204 | |
| Kearns, James | NEW YORK VARICK | 68.2% | 88 | 60 | |
| McKenna, Sandra M. | QUEENS | 67.1% | 295 | 198 | |
| Tirrell, Scott | LONG ISLAND | 66.4% | 289 | 192 | |
| Smith, Jennifer Gale | SYRACUSE | 66.2% | 281 | 186 | |
| Lardaro, Elizabeth A. | SOUTH JERSEY | 65.7% | 213 | 140 | |
| Stefanelli, Valorie | QUEENS | 65.6% | 61 | 40 | |
| Hoffman, Robyn L. | SYRACUSE | 62.7% | 110 | 69 | |
| Stacchini, Michael J | QUEENS | 62.2% | 233 | 145 | |
| Baird, Bryce | BUFFALO | 61.7% | 94 | 58 | |
| Kane, Brian | ROCHESTER | 61.6% | 250 | 154 | |
| Schulz, Kimberly D | BRONX | 61.0% | 277 | 169 | |
| Georger, Paul | BUFFALO | 61.0% | 305 | 186 | |
| Prybylski, Raymond | BRONX | 60.3% | 282 | 170 | |
| Fein, Bruce S. | SYRACUSE | 59.1% | 291 | 172 | |
| Singh, Sharda | BRONX | 58.7% | 286 | 168 | |
| Antonowicz, John | LONG ISLAND | 58.7% | 201 | 118 | |
| Iwuamadi, Ifeoma N. | NEW YORK | 57.0% | 263 | 150 | |
| Marcus, Michelle S | ALBANY | 56.3% | 112 | 63 | |
| Mulvey, Jude | ALBANY | 55.1% | 127 | 70 | |
| Grossman, Seth I. | NEW YORK | 55.0% | 171 | 94 | |
| Ramos, John | SYRACUSE | 54.9% | 213 | 117 | |
| Michalec Olszewski, Laura | NEW YORK | 53.8% | 13 | 7 | |
| Soltes, Andrew | ALBANY | 52.1% | 286 | 149 | |
| Bell, Stephan | BUFFALO | 52.1% | 267 | 139 | |
| Suarez, Flor M. | NEW YORK | 51.9% | 160 | 83 | |
| Morgan, Aaron M. | NEW YORK VARICK | 50.8% | 319 | 162 | |
| McCormack, Kieran | NEW YORK | 49.5% | 222 | 110 | |
| Theurer, Kenneth | SYRACUSE | 48.9% | 352 | 172 | |
| Weir, William M | BUFFALO | 48.0% | 271 | 130 | |
| Cordovani, Stephen | BUFFALO | 47.7% | 266 | 127 | |
| Pelton, Mary Jane | SYRACUSE | 47.3% | 279 | 132 | |
| Carlton, John | BRONX | 45.9% | 244 | 112 |
Showing the top 50 of 54 judges.
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