Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Hockensmith, Mark

SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE (+1 more) Trending up

Lifetime approval rate

73.7%

+15.9 pts vs national

Total decisions

255

Fully favorable

148

58.0%

Partially favorable

40

15.7%

Denials

67

26.3%

Total dispositions

387

Dismissals

132

34.1%

Awards

188

3-year trend

Rising

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 58.0%Partially fav. 15.7%Denied 26.3%

Approval rate history

FY2015

44.9%138 dec

FY2016

38.9%414 dec

FY2017

50.3%342 dec

FY2018

40.9%264 dec

FY2018

57.1%84 dec

FY2018

66.7%3 dec

FY2019

50.0%28 dec

FY2019

100.0%1 dec

FY2019

41.0%95 dec

FY2019

100.0%2 dec

FY2019

50.0%2 dec

FY2019

42.9%7 dec

FY2019

40.9%22 dec

FY2019

66.7%3 dec

FY2019

40.0%5 dec

FY2019

66.7%3 dec

FY2019

100.0%7 dec

FY2019

47.1%187 dec

FY2019

30.0%10 dec

FY2019

0.0%4 dec

FY2019

66.7%3 dec

FY2020

60.0%5 dec

FY2020

0.0%1 dec

FY2020

55.5%328 dec

FY2020

80.0%5 dec

FY2020

66.7%3 dec

FY2020

20.0%5 dec

FY2020

35.7%14 dec

FY2020

0.0%1 dec

FY2020

100.0%2 dec

FY2021

58.5%164 dec

FY2021

80.0%5 dec

FY2021

66.4%113 dec

FY2022

0.0%0 dec

FY2022

59.1%242 dec

FY2023

0.0%0 dec

FY2023

62.9%175 dec

FY2024

71.0%138 dec

Above national Below national National avg

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