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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public
Administrative Law Judge
Kearns, James
NEW YORK (+1 more) Trending up
Lifetime approval rate
71.4%
+13.6 pts vs national
Total decisions
70
Fully favorable
46
65.7%
Partially favorable
4
5.7%
Denials
20
28.6%
Total dispositions
109
Dismissals
39
35.8%
Awards
50
3-year trend
Rising
FY2025 decision breakdown
Fully fav.
Fully fav. 65.7%Partially fav. 5.7%Denied 28.6%
Approval rate history
FY2012
48.4%157 dec
FY2012
56.3%16 dec
FY2013
44.1%476 dec
FY2014
54.0%444 dec
FY2015
51.9%351 dec
FY2015
51.1%45 dec
FY2016
59.3%356 dec
FY2017
100.0%4 dec
FY2017
56.9%297 dec
FY2018
76.2%21 dec
FY2018
78.6%28 dec
FY2018
83.3%18 dec
FY2018
36.4%11 dec
FY2018
75.6%45 dec
FY2018
69.0%100 dec
FY2018
100.0%2 dec
FY2018
60.0%5 dec
FY2018
100.0%4 dec
FY2019
0.0%3 dec
FY2019
69.0%100 dec
FY2019
68.6%70 dec
FY2019
40.0%5 dec
FY2019
66.7%3 dec
FY2020
100.0%1 dec
FY2020
0.0%0 dec
FY2020
46.1%26 dec
FY2020
75.0%80 dec
FY2020
100.0%1 dec
FY2020
50.0%2 dec
FY2021
63.6%11 dec
FY2021
60.0%10 dec
FY2022
63.6%11 dec
FY2022
50.0%16 dec
FY2022
77.8%9 dec
FY2022
66.7%3 dec
FY2023
60.0%5 dec
FY2023
58.8%17 dec
FY2023
42.9%7 dec
FY2024
0.0%1 dec
FY2024
0.0%1 dec
FY2024
66.7%27 dec
FY2024
0.0%1 dec
FY2024
61.4%70 dec
FY2024
80.0%5 dec
FY2024
80.0%5 dec
Above national Below national National avg
Other ALJs at NEW YORK (13)
- Penalver, Moises85 dec85.9%
- Vecchio, Lucian A117 dec83.8%
- Sedaca, Joani310 dec80.3%
- Pizzuto, Marissa A85 dec77.6%
- Suarez, Flor M241 dec61.4%
- Fuller, Roxanne174 dec56.3%
- Iwuamadi, Ifeoma N339 dec51.9%
- McCormack, Kieran140 dec50.0%
- Morgan, Aaron M175 dec48.6%
- Grossman, Seth I222 dec46.4%
- Michalec Olszewski, Lau95 dec46.3%
- Romeo, Lori37 dec43.2%
- Solomon, Mark205 dec34.1%