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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Septer, Scot
FRESNO Stable
Lifetime approval rate
58.4%
+0.6 pts vs national
Total decisions
361
Fully favorable
171
47.4%
Partially favorable
40
11.1%
Denials
150
41.6%
Total dispositions
405
Dismissals
44
10.9%
Awards
211
3-year trend
Stable
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Partial
Denied
Fully fav. 47.4%Partially fav. 11.1%Denied 41.6%
Approval rate history
FY2017
53.7%149 dec
FY2018
51.3%392 dec
FY2019
54.5%433 dec
FY2020
54.5%277 dec
FY2021
52.9%255 dec
FY2021
40.0%5 dec
FY2022
53.3%210 dec
FY2022
40.0%5 dec
FY2023
55.2%192 dec
FY2023
50.0%6 dec
FY2024
59.7%325 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at FRESNO (14)
- Engel, David W200 dec84.0%
- Mastin, Jeffrey38 dec81.6%
- Duann, Tom294 dec73.8%
- Stewart, Nancy M327 dec69.7%
- Elias, Yasmin86 dec68.6%
- Rauenzahn, MaryKay240 dec65.8%
- Bozarth, Shiva259 dec64.9%
- Loo, Katherine102 dec63.7%
- Yasutomi, Mark217 dec63.6%
- Suing, Timothy70 dec62.9%
- Valkavich, Helen252 dec60.3%
- Mengesha-Brown, Trina258 dec49.2%
- Chan, Eva234 dec47.4%
- Bechtold, Young L230 dec39.6%