Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Smiley, Jennifer

SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE Trending up

Lifetime approval rate

75.0%

+17.2 pts vs national

Total decisions

292

Fully favorable

144

49.3%

Partially favorable

75

25.7%

Denials

73

25.0%

Total dispositions

425

Dismissals

133

31.3%

Awards

219

3-year trend

Rising

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 49.3%Partially fav. 25.7%Denied 25.0%

Approval rate history

FY2016

0.0%0 dec

FY2017

62.3%236 dec

FY2018

57.1%520 dec

FY2019

52.3%520 dec

FY2020

54.9%459 dec

FY2021

33.3%3 dec

FY2021

40.9%330 dec

FY2021

41.2%17 dec

FY2022

100.0%3 dec

FY2022

50.6%344 dec

FY2023

0.0%0 dec

FY2023

48.5%130 dec

FY2023

33.3%3 dec

FY2023

56.8%125 dec

FY2024

67.4%270 dec

Above national Below national National avg

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