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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Merchan, Sylke
OKLAHOMA CITY Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
79.6%
+21.8 pts vs national
Total decisions
240
Fully favorable
177
73.8%
Partially favorable
14
5.8%
Denials
49
20.4%
Total dispositions
305
Dismissals
65
21.3%
Awards
191
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 73.8%Partially fav. 5.8%Denied 20.4%
Approval rate history
FY2010
80.0%5 dec
FY2010
73.1%279 dec
FY2011
60.4%159 dec
FY2011
69.8%232 dec
FY2011
55.3%47 dec
FY2012
66.1%413 dec
FY2013
67.2%366 dec
FY2014
68.5%318 dec
FY2015
66.7%219 dec
FY2015
60.8%107 dec
FY2016
61.1%316 dec
FY2017
59.4%286 dec
FY2018
60.9%320 dec
FY2019
67.6%404 dec
FY2020
71.7%265 dec
FY2021
64.9%245 dec
FY2022
69.8%182 dec
FY2023
72.9%192 dec
FY2024
79.0%252 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at OKLAHOMA CITY (16)
- Harris, Michael352 dec86.4%
- Levine, Jodi B.287 dec85.7%
- Engel, David W200 dec84.0%
- Stults, Douglas S.367 dec79.6%
- Cravens, Steven L262 dec74.8%
- Fulton, Kenton W150 dec72.0%
- Parrish, Kim D.396 dec69.7%
- Hamilton, Angelita347 dec68.3%
- McLean, Jennie L.15 dec66.7%
- Schallner, Sherry L.314 dec66.2%
- Hertzig, Michael S118 dec63.6%
- Bowen, Carol K189 dec61.4%
- Shepherd, Larry D.346 dec56.4%
- Bentley, J. Leland305 dec55.7%
- Wurm, David R389 dec51.2%
- Thompson, Edward L.97 dec44.3%