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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

State Profile

New Mexico

NM · Region DAL

DDS approval rate

41.3%

+1.5 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

41.3%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+6.0 pts

Annual receipts

13,138

FY2024

Hearing offices

2

28 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02

Initial receipts

1,016

Initial determinations

1,042

Initial allowance rate

34.1%

Initial pending

5,386

Recon determinations

165

Recon allowance rate

19.4%

Hearing offices in New Mexico

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
ALBUQUERQUE1353211,47756.8%21
NHC ALBUQUERQUE—3391,03549.0%7

ALJs in New Mexico (28)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Stults, Douglas S.OKLAHOMA CITY79.6%367292
Gutierrez, David RHOUSTON NORTH73.4%413303
Simmons, D'LisaHOUSTON NORTH72.5%440319
Fellabaum, Jennifer MALBUQUERQUE68.5%222152
Rauenzahn, MaryKayNHC ALBUQUERQUE65.8%240158
Williams, Jr., Harry LHOUSTON NORTH63.7%190121
Hertzig, Michael SMETAIRIE63.6%11875
Gontis, StephenALBUQUERQUE62.3%5333
Hansen, HollyMETAIRIE62.0%292181
Juge, Christopher HMETAIRIE60.0%250150
Wiedemann, KarenMETAIRIE56.5%246139
Exnicios, Richard MMETAIRIE56.4%266150
Pierce, Katie HNHC ALBUQUERQUE54.4%5731
Freedman, RobertALBUQUERQUE52.9%15381
Rolph, John WNHC ALBUQUERQUE52.4%12465
Wurm, David RSAN ANTONIO51.2%389199
Lindsay, Michelle KALBUQUERQUE51.0%210107
Leppala, MichaelALBUQUERQUE50.8%356181
O'Melinn, BarryNHC ALBUQUERQUE50.6%263133
Benedict, DavidMETAIRIE48.4%281136
Brown, Katherine WSAN ANTONIO47.1%327154
Timmins, TaliaALBUQUERQUE47.0%372175
Hansen, DennisLITTLE ROCK45.6%287131
Fraiser, JimNEW ORLEANS42.3%397168
Frost-Wolf, JoyceNHC ALBUQUERQUE41.3%264109
Holmes, Janice LSAN ANTONIO41.3%327135
Van Vleck, Deborah JNHC ALBUQUERQUE40.7%23696
Carr, MichaelNHC FALLS CHURCH34.6%8128