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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data

Washington

WA · Region SEA

38.8%
DDS Approval Rate
-1.0pp vs national avg
DDS Approval Rate
38.8%
National: 39.8%
3-Year Change
-0.8pp
Annual Receipts
37,726
FY2024
Hearing Offices
3
21 ALJs

Latest Monthly DDS Data

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%
Data period: 2026-02

Hearing Offices in Washington

OfficeRankProcessing DaysPendingApproval RateJudges
SPOKANE1263131,19370.5%7
SEATTLE1423361,65854.5%10
TACOMA1443451,33257.5%6

ALJs in Washington

21 judges, sorted by approval rate

JudgeOfficeApproval RateDecisionsAwardsTrend
Lee, LawrenceTACOMA100.0%11
Walker, Donna LSPOKANE92.3%336310
Sullivan, Margaret MTACOMA89.3%338302
Freund, Lori LSPOKANE79.1%134106
Mangrum, TimothySEATTLE78.6%332261
Siderius, CarolineSPOKANE77.5%7155
Leise, SueSEATTLE74.7%8765
Stallings, StewartSPOKANE74.2%360267
Mariano-Jackson, EvangeSEATTLE72.0%375270
Henry, Brian JBILLINGS63.6%286182
Prinsloo, C. HSEATTLE62.7%268168
Shumway, Jesse KSPOKANE54.3%300163
Ross, MalcolmSEATTLE53.4%382204
Valente, LauraSEATTLE50.9%16182
Palachuk, MarieSPOKANE50.3%16985
Triplett, MarkTACOMA49.7%358178
Johnson, DavidTACOMA45.4%348158
Frost-Wolf, JoyceNHC ALBUQUERQUE41.3%264109
Erickson, Allen GTACOMA31.7%14245
LaCara, CeciliaSEATTLE28.0%28981
Kidd, M. SKANSAS CITY25.0%41