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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ST LOUIS
Region 07Rank #94 of 160
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
49.9%
-7.9 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%
78%
0%Median 49.2%100%
At ST LOUIS, approval rates range from 22.5% (Jecklin, Katherine) to 77.8% (Wallis, William) — a 55-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 | 77.8% | 279 | 217 | 62 | |
| Hanan, Bradley | 77.2% | 276 | 213 | 63 | |
| Plucker, Nathaniel | 63.6% | 107 | 68 | 39 | |
| Davis, Alaina | 61.5% | 312 | 192 | 120 | |
| DeWoskin, Henry | 57.8% | 277 | 160 | 117 | |
| Hanekamp, Steve | 52.0% | 254 | 132 | 122 | |
| Allen, Chandreka | 50.8% | 262 | 133 | 129 | |
| Price, John | 50.6% | 334 | 169 | 165 | |
| Steger, Brian M. | 49.4% | 245 | 121 | 124 | |
| Harvin-Woode, Mattie | 48.9% | 141 | 69 | 72 | |
| Imsland, Lori | 48.0% | 281 | 135 | 146 | |
| Wilson, Shreese | 46.4% | 84 | 39 | 45 | |
| Preston, Kathryn | 42.4% | 205 | 87 | 118 | |
| Luetkenhaus, Robert | 38.5% | 314 | 121 | 193 | |
| Woode, Charles | 36.5% | 126 | 46 | 80 | |
| Doyle, Joseph R. | 35.2% | 253 | 89 | 164 | |
| Leslie, Lisa | 26.7% | 277 | 74 | 203 | |
| Jecklin, Katherine | 22.5% | 204 | 46 | 158 |