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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ST LOUIS
Region 07Rank #92 of 160
Avg processing
261days
-3 vs national
Processing time
261
8.7 months
Hearing wait
7.5
months (current)
Cases pending
4,491
FY receipts
4,791
FY dispositions
3,541
Active judges
15
Video hearings
39%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.5%
-6.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.35
Growing
Rank
#92
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 15 judges
23%
80%
0%Median 50.2%100%
At ST LOUIS, approval rates range from 22.5% (Jecklin, Katherine) to 79.8% (Hanan, Bradley) — a 57-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 (50.2%), not the best case.
Judges at ST LOUIS (15)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanan, Bradley | 79.8% | 243 | 194 | 49 | |
| Wallis, William | 77.1% | 253 | 195 | 58 | |
| Plucker, Nathaniel | 63.6% | 107 | 68 | 39 | |
| Davis, Alaina | 62.2% | 278 | 173 | 105 | |
| DeWoskin, Henry | 58.5% | 248 | 145 | 103 | |
| Hanekamp, Steve | 52.6% | 232 | 122 | 110 | |
| Allen, Chandreka | 50.4% | 248 | 125 | 123 | |
| Imsland, Lori | 50.2% | 249 | 125 | 124 | |
| Price, John | 49.5% | 303 | 150 | 153 | |
| Wilson, Shreese | 46.4% | 84 | 39 | 45 | |
| Preston, Kathryn | 42.4% | 205 | 87 | 118 | |
| Luetkenhaus, Robert | 38.1% | 273 | 104 | 169 | |
| Woode, Charles | 36.6% | 123 | 45 | 78 | |
| Leslie, Lisa | 28.1% | 235 | 66 | 169 | |
| Jecklin, Katherine | 22.5% | 182 | 41 | 141 |