Market opportunity · KY
Strong marketKentucky.
Roughly 41,131 new disability claims are filed in Kentucky each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $57M annually.
41,131
Initial claims / year
32.7%
Nat'l: 39.8%
241 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$57M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Kentucky hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, Brandie | LOUISVILLE | 68.4% | 206 |
| Gray, Stacy | FLORENCE | 66.9% | 172 |
| Turner, Marty | PADUCAH | 63.5% | 417 |
| DeGruy, Elizabeth | JACKSON MS OHO | 62.7% | 166 |
| Brock, Susan | LOUISVILLE | 62.3% | 393 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- LEXINGTON232 days
- PADUCAH233 days
- MIDDLESBORO243 days
Slowest
- LOUISVILLE254 days
- MIDDLESBORO243 days
- PADUCAH233 days
Methodology · Figures reflect SSA public data through the latest release. Fee pool estimates annualize DDS intake at a conservative 20% retention rate with a 75% cap hit on retained backpay — not a performance guarantee. Approval rates describe historical decisions, not likelihoods on individual cases.