Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Erickson, Diana

KANSAS CITYMissouri Trending up

+26.4 pts vs national average

84.1%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge84.1%

KANSAS CITY52.3%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

226

Fully favorable

169

74.8%

Partially favorable

9.3%

Denials

15.9%

Total dispositions

252

Dismissals

10.3%

Awards

190

3-year trend

Rising

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 74.8%Partially fav. 9.3%Denied 15.9%

Approval rate history

FY2015

59.3%204 dec

FY2016

57.1%406 dec

FY2017

63.6%371 dec

FY2018

52.7%414 dec

FY2019

62.0%461 dec

FY2020

55.2%337 dec

FY2021

50.8%313 dec

FY2022

62.0%237 dec

FY2023

71.8%248 dec

FY2024

74.2%310 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at KANSAS CITY (12)

Naggi, Mark
324 dec90.1%
Lehr, Michael
389 dec75.8%
Jung, P H
267 dec58.8%
Ambuehl, Christel
132 dec53.8%
Werner, Michael
316 dec52.2%
Deans, Joan H
324 dec51.9%
Comisky, Michael
292 dec45.2%
Mein, Christina Young
355 dec43.4%
Barnes-Williams, Janice
240 dec41.7%
Neal, Toni
18 dec38.9%
Kelly, Robert
329 dec25.2%
Cooke, Christine
21 dec19.0%

Judges in Missouri with the most decisions

Hellums, Walter
SPRINGFIELD MO421 dec
Price, John
ST LOUIS398 dec
Luetkenhaus, Robert
ST LOUIS357 dec
Ruth, Vicky
COLUMBIA MO353 dec
Davis, Alaina
ST LOUIS351 dec

Next step

Estimate approval odds

See SSA historical base rates for a claim by state, condition, age, and stage — then plan around the hearing-stage odds.