Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
Aspects of Disability Decision Making: Data and Materials
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50. Dispositions <strong>and</strong> ALJs on Duty—Fiscal Years 1986-20101600800Number <strong>of</strong> ALJs140012001000800600400DispositionsALJs on duty700600500400300200Thous<strong>and</strong>s <strong>of</strong> dispositions200100019861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920100The number <strong>of</strong> dispositions per year, shown on the right axis, has tracked fairly closely the number<strong>of</strong> ALJs on duty, shown on the left axis. From 1999 to 2003 (with a one-time exception in 2002), SSAwas unable to hire ALJs because <strong>of</strong> Azdell v. James, a lawsuit that arose out <strong>of</strong> changes that the Office <strong>of</strong>Personnel Management (the agency that has responsibility for the initial examination, certification forselection, <strong>and</strong> compensation <strong>of</strong> ALJs) made in 1996 to the scoring formula that is used to rate <strong>and</strong> rankpotential ALJs. Even after the lawsuit was resolved in 2003, OPM did not open its hiring process to newapplicants until 2007. Since 2007, SSA has added 254 new ALJs.<strong>Aspects</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Disability</strong> <strong>Decision</strong> <strong>Making</strong>: <strong>Data</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Materials</strong> 55
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