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Q2 FY2025 · SSA Public

State Profile

New Jersey

NJ · Region NYC

DDS approval rate

38.4%

-1.4 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

38.4%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

-1.2 pts

Annual receipts

47,709

FY2024

Hearing offices

3

31 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02

Initial receipts

5,137

Initial determinations

5,710

Initial allowance rate

33.0%

Initial pending

13,501

Recon determinations

1,049

Recon allowance rate

16.1%

Hearing offices in New Jersey

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
JERSEY CITY1383302,73664.9%11
NEWARK1393312,84257.1%11
SOUTH JERSEY1513582,44569.4%10

ALJs in New Jersey (31)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Barr, SheenaJERSEY CITY90.0%211190
Varillo, KimberlySOUTH JERSEY81.5%372303
Addison, AndreaJERSEY CITY79.6%368293
Gonzalez, RobertWHITE PLAINS77.8%266207
Patterson, KarenSOUTH JERSEY77.8%423329
Cornell, KathleenSOUTH JERSEY77.2%425328
Merrill, TheresaNEWARK74.5%239178
Hibner Olson, LisaSOUTH JERSEY71.4%350250
Timm, FrederickSOUTH JERSEY70.5%438309
Ebner, ElizabethNHC FALLS CHURCH67.9%5638
Campbell, JohnNEWARK67.3%352237
Kenneally, KevinJERSEY CITY66.3%416276
West, RichardNEWARK66.1%345228
Toland, MargueriteJERSEY CITY65.9%8858
Suna, DavidJERSEY CITY63.8%298190
Lucas, BrianNHC CHICAGO62.5%192120
Pantuso, GinaJERSEY CITY60.6%264160
Damille, RicardyNEWARK60.4%331200
Costa, Leonard FNEWARK60.1%286172
Lardaro, Elizabeth ASOUTH JERSEY60.1%293176
Shelton, KarenNEWARK59.8%348208
Loewy, Dina RJERSEY CITY58.9%224132
Cerulli, NicholasSOUTH JERSEY57.8%199115
Russak, JackJERSEY CITY56.7%323183
Allard, SharonNEWARK54.2%240130
Shillin, BethNEWARK53.1%16085
Green, TonyaSOUTH JERSEY53.1%375199
Morgan, Aaron MNEW YORK VARICK48.6%17585
Moore, TrinaJERSEY CITY45.7%335153
Ayers, KennethNEWARK41.0%324133
Lee, Peter RNEWARK24.0%24258