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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
State Profile
Washington
WA · Region SEA
DDS approval rate
38.8%
-1.0 pts vs national
DDS approval rate
38.8%
National: 39.8%
3-year change
-0.8 pts
Annual receipts
37,726
FY2024
Hearing offices
3
21 ALJs
Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02
Initial receipts
3,033
Initial determinations
2,211
Initial allowance rate
36.2%
Initial pending
16,847
Recon determinations
1,288
Recon allowance rate
12.0%
Hearing offices in Washington
ALJs in Washington (21)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Lawrence | TACOMA | 100.0% | 1 | 1 | |
| Walker, Donna L | SPOKANE | 92.3% | 336 | 310 | |
| Sullivan, Margaret M | TACOMA | 89.3% | 338 | 302 | |
| Freund, Lori L | SPOKANE | 79.1% | 134 | 106 | |
| Mangrum, Timothy | SEATTLE | 78.6% | 332 | 261 | |
| Siderius, Caroline | SPOKANE | 77.5% | 71 | 55 | |
| Leise, Sue | SEATTLE | 74.7% | 87 | 65 | |
| Stallings, Stewart | SPOKANE | 74.2% | 360 | 267 | |
| Mariano-Jackson, Evange | SEATTLE | 72.0% | 375 | 270 | |
| Henry, Brian J | BILLINGS | 63.6% | 286 | 182 | |
| Prinsloo, C. H | SEATTLE | 62.7% | 268 | 168 | |
| Shumway, Jesse K | SPOKANE | 54.3% | 300 | 163 | |
| Ross, Malcolm | SEATTLE | 53.4% | 382 | 204 | |
| Valente, Laura | SEATTLE | 50.9% | 161 | 82 | |
| Palachuk, Marie | SPOKANE | 50.3% | 169 | 85 | |
| Triplett, Mark | TACOMA | 49.7% | 358 | 178 | |
| Johnson, David | TACOMA | 45.4% | 348 | 158 | |
| Frost-Wolf, Joyce | NHC ALBUQUERQUE | 41.3% | 264 | 109 | |
| Erickson, Allen G | TACOMA | 31.7% | 142 | 45 | |
| LaCara, Cecilia | SEATTLE | 28.0% | 289 | 81 | |
| Kidd, M. S | KANSAS CITY | 25.0% | 4 | 1 |
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