Updated July 2026 · SSA Public

Administrative Law Judge

Plucker, Nathaniel

ST LOUISMissouri Stable

+2.6 pts vs national average

60.3%lifetime approval

vs baselines

This judge60.3%

ST LOUIS49.5%

National avg57.7%

Total decisions

126

Fully favorable

47.6%

Partially favorable

12.7%

Denials

39.7%

Total dispositions

154

Dismissals

18.2%

Awards

3-year trend

Stable

FY2026 decision breakdown

Fully fav.

Denied

Fully fav. 47.6%Partially fav. 12.7%Denied 39.7%

Approval rate history

FY2015

51.1%262 dec

FY2016

51.0%390 dec

FY2017

51.0%392 dec

FY2018

56.0%327 dec

FY2019

51.8%367 dec

FY2020

53.8%264 dec

FY2021

52.9%191 dec

FY2022

55.3%94 dec

FY2023

60.3%116 dec

FY2024

58.7%150 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%
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%
Leslie, Lisa
311 dec29.6%
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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