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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ST LOUIS
Avg processing
263days
-3 vs national
Processing time
263
8.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
5,171
FY receipts
6,002
FY dispositions
4,072
Active judges
18
Video hearings
39%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
50.3%
-7.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.47
Growing
Rank
#94
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 18 judges
23%
76%
0%Median 49.2%100%
At ST LOUIS, approval rates range from 22.5% (Jecklin, Katherine) to 76.0% (Wallis, William) — a 53-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (49.2%), not the best case.
Judges at ST LOUIS (18)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallis, William | 76.0% | 325 | 247 | 78 | |
| Hanan, Bradley | 75.9% | 324 | 246 | 78 | |
| Davis, Alaina | 62.4% | 351 | 219 | 132 | |
| Plucker, Nathaniel | 60.3% | 126 | 76 | 50 | |
| DeWoskin, Henry | 56.3% | 316 | 178 | 138 | |
| Hanekamp, Steve | 52.1% | 290 | 151 | 139 | |
| Price, John | 51.3% | 398 | 204 | 194 | |
| Allen, Chandreka | 49.8% | 301 | 150 | 151 | |
| Steger, Brian M. | 49.4% | 245 | 121 | 124 | |
| Harvin-Woode, Mattie | 48.9% | 141 | 69 | 72 | |
| Imsland, Lori | 48.1% | 320 | 154 | 166 | |
| Woode, Charles | 47.0% | 166 | 78 | 88 | |
| Wilson, Shreese | 46.4% | 84 | 39 | 45 | |
| Preston, Kathryn | 42.4% | 205 | 87 | 118 | |
| Luetkenhaus, Robert | 37.0% | 357 | 132 | 225 | |
| Doyle, Joseph R. | 35.2% | 253 | 89 | 164 | |
| Leslie, Lisa | 29.6% | 311 | 92 | 219 | |
| Jecklin, Katherine | 22.5% | 231 | 52 | 179 |