Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Leslie, Lisa

ST LOUISMissouri Stable

-28.1 pts vs national average

29.6%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge29.6%

ST LOUIS49.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

311

Fully favorable

18.6%

Partially favorable

10.9%

Denials

219

70.4%

Total dispositions

374

Dismissals

16.8%

Awards

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Partial

Denied

Fully fav. 18.6%Partially fav. 10.9%Denied 70.4%

Approval rate history

FY2015

47.3%241 dec

FY2016

44.0%259 dec

FY2017

40.3%295 dec

FY2018

30.6%346 dec

FY2019

39.0%403 dec

FY2020

36.5%364 dec

FY2021

29.8%275 dec

FY2022

36.5%238 dec

FY2023

42.5%221 dec

FY2024

35.7%339 dec

Above national Below national National avg

Other ALJs at ST LOUIS (17)

Wallis, William
325 dec76.0%
Hanan, Bradley
324 dec75.9%
Davis, Alaina
351 dec62.4%
Plucker, Nathaniel
126 dec60.3%
DeWoskin, Henry
316 dec56.3%
Hanekamp, Steve
290 dec52.1%
Price, John
398 dec51.3%
Allen, Chandreka
301 dec49.8%
Steger, Brian M.
245 dec49.4%
Harvin-Woode, Mattie
141 dec48.9%
Imsland, Lori
320 dec48.1%
Woode, Charles
166 dec47.0%
Wilson, Shreese
84 dec46.4%
Preston, Kathryn
205 dec42.4%
Luetkenhaus, Robert
357 dec37.0%
Doyle, Joseph R.
253 dec35.2%
Jecklin, Katherine
231 dec22.5%

Judges in Missouri with the most decisions

Hellums, Walter
SPRINGFIELD MO421 dec
Lehr, Michael
KANSAS CITY389 dec
Mein, Christina Young
KANSAS CITY355 dec
Ruth, Vicky
COLUMBIA MO353 dec
Franklin, Perry
SPRINGFIELD MO342 dec

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