Harriet Hudson, on Behalf of Sterling Jones v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

In April 1999, Harriet Hudson applied for Supplemental Security Income benefits on behalf of her son, Sterling Jones (Sterling). After her application for benefits was denied, she requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), who determined that Sterling was not disabled. Hudson’s administrative appeal was unsuccessful, and she then sought judicial review. Hudson now appeals from the district court’s 1 affirmance of the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. We affirm.

I. Background

Sterling was born on May 15, 1986. During his seventh grade year, Sterling’s…