 | MAY 18, 2011 |
Social Security Disability Awards
Americans seeking Social Security disability benefits will often appeal to one of 1,500 judges who help administer the program, where the odds of winning are slightly better than even. See the number of cases and the approval rates from Sept. 25, 2010 through March 25, 2011.
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De Pietro, Joseph F
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SACRAMENTO
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CA
|
255
|
227
|
217
|
10
|
214
|
3
|
96%
|
|
White, Charlotte N
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NEW ORLEANS
|
LA
|
323
|
279
|
266
|
13
|
259
|
7
|
95%
|
|
Duncan, Gene
|
SPOKANE
|
WA
|
209
|
192
|
183
|
9
|
166
|
17
|
95%
|
|
Foley, Patrick J
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TAMPA
|
FL
|
266
|
245
|
233
|
12
|
228
|
5
|
95%
|
|
Shaw, David
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FAYETTEVILLE NC
|
NC
|
79
|
20
|
19
|
1
|
19
|
0
|
95%
|
|
De Bernardis, Craig
|
ELKINS PARK
|
PA
|
258
|
98
|
93
|
5
|
86
|
7
|
95%
|
|
Jewell, W. Gary
|
ST LOUIS
|
MO
|
395
|
349
|
331
|
18
|
317
|
14
|
95%
|
|
Pico, Gerardo R
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SAN JUAN
|
PR
|
241
|
205
|
194
|
11
|
190
|
4
|
95%
|
|
Anzalone, Kerry J
|
NEW ORLEANS
|
LA
|
238
|
204
|
193
|
11
|
189
|
4
|
95%
|
|
White, Douglas G
|
KINGSPORT
|
TN
|
326
|
315
|
298
|
17
|
296
|
2
|
95%
|
|
Ogden, W. Baldwin
|
GRAND RAPIDS
|
MI
|
238
|
202
|
191
|
11
|
189
|
2
|
95%
|
|
Yoswein, Leonard E
|
BROOKLYN
|
NY
|
139
|
109
|
103
|
6
|
97
|
6
|
94%
|
|
Bridges, Charles
|
HARRISBURG
|
PA
|
601
|
540
|
509
|
31
|
503
|
6
|
94%
|
|
Dula, Melinda L
|
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN
|
GA
|
160
|
156
|
147
|
9
|
135
|
12
|
94%
|
|
Barezky, Bonny S
|
CHICAGO
|
IL
|
430
|
398
|
375
|
23
|
366
|
9
|
94%
|
|
Piloseno, Jr., Daniel A
|
TAMPA
|
FL
|
232
|
207
|
195
|
12
|
189
|
6
|
94%
|
|
Burke, James A
|
ALBUQUERQUE
|
NM
|
404
|
378
|
355
|
23
|
351
|
4
|
94%
|
|
Kuzmack, Nicholas T
|
SALT LAKE CITY
|
UT
|
323
|
298
|
279
|
19
|
269
|
10
|
94%
|
|
Glanville, Harold
|
PONCE
|
PR
|
448
|
415
|
388
|
27
|
356
|
32
|
93%
|
|
Blanton, Michael C
|
TOLEDO OH
|
OH
|
116
|
106
|
99
|
7
|
94
|
5
|
93%
|
|
Storey, Peter B
|
MACON
|
GA
|
156
|
149
|
139
|
10
|
136
|
3
|
93%
|
|
Rini, Cheryl M
|
CLEVELAND
|
OH
|
104
|
89
|
83
|
6
|
76
|
7
|
93%
|
|
Benagh, Christine P
|
WASHINGTON
|
DC
|
287
|
247
|
230
|
17
|
218
|
12
|
93%
|
|
Mandry, Maria T
|
SAN JUAN
|
PR
|
296
|
258
|
240
|
18
|
234
|
6
|
93%
|
|
Kaye, Stuart M
|
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN
|
CA
|
316
|
252
|
234
|
18
|
228
|
6
|
93%
|
|
Brooks, Allyn
|
EVANSTON
|
IL
|
240
|
217
|
201
|
16
|
189
|
12
|
93%
|
|
Davidson, Joseph
|
ELKINS PARK
|
PA
|
281
|
148
|
137
|
11
|
133
|
4
|
93%
|
|
Graham, E. Norman
|
GREENSBORO
|
NC
|
316
|
295
|
273
|
22
|
253
|