Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Wordsworth, Paula

RALEIGH Stable

Lifetime approval rate

73.0%

+15.2 pts vs national

Total decisions

311

Fully favorable

196

63.0%

Partially favorable

31

10.0%

Denials

84

27.0%

Total dispositions

358

Dismissals

47

13.1%

Awards

227

3-year trend

Stable

FY2025 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 63.0%Partially fav. 10.0%Denied 27.0%

Approval rate history

FY2013

49.8%440 dec

FY2014

57.8%230 dec

FY2014

53.8%210 dec

FY2015

64.0%494 dec

FY2016

68.5%412 dec

FY2017

70.4%406 dec

FY2018

67.0%358 dec

FY2018

64.4%104 dec

FY2019

33.3%3 dec

FY2019

63.2%478 dec

FY2020

63.4%399 dec

FY2021

68.4%329 dec

FY2022

70.5%241 dec

FY2023

71.4%252 dec

FY2024

75.3%284 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at RALEIGH (17)