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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Merrill, Theresa
NEWARK Trending down
Lifetime approval rate
74.5%
+16.6 pts vs national
Total decisions
239
Fully favorable
167
69.9%
Partially favorable
11
4.6%
Denials
61
25.5%
Total dispositions
290
Dismissals
51
17.6%
Awards
178
3-year trend
Falling
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Denied
Fully fav. 69.9%Partially fav. 4.6%Denied 25.5%
Approval rate history
FY2014
45.6%138 dec
FY2014
56.3%32 dec
FY2015
68.7%380 dec
FY2016
59.5%291 dec
FY2017
73.4%312 dec
FY2018
79.7%310 dec
FY2019
84.2%393 dec
FY2020
69.7%234 dec
FY2021
67.3%263 dec
FY2022
74.2%244 dec
FY2023
75.5%216 dec
FY2024
65.0%217 dec
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