Kentucky

KY · Region ATL

DDS approval rate

32.7%

-7.1 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

32.7%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+1.1 pts

Annual receipts

41,131

FY2024

Hearing offices

26 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-03

Initial receipts

3,591

Initial determinations

3,392

Initial allowance rate

29.0%

Initial pending

9,845

Recon determinations

1,363

Recon allowance rate

9.2%

Office	Rank	Processing days	Pending	Approval	Judges
LEXINGTON	14	232	3,227	49.5%	10
PADUCAH	18	233	620	59.5%	5
MIDDLESBORO	40	243	720	48.6%	4
LOUISVILLE	66	253	3,093	51.9%	7

Sorted by approval rate.

Judge	Office	Approval	Decisions	Awards
Hall, Brandie	LOUISVILLE	67.9%	140	95
Gray, Stacy	FLORENCE	66.9%	130	87
Turner, Marty	PADUCAH	65.1%	332	216
Brock, Susan	LOUISVILLE	62.0%	297	184
DeGruy, Elizabeth	JACKSON MS OHO	60.5%	114	69
Foster, Stacey	LOUISVILLE	58.5%	301	176
Renfroe, Mary M.	KINGSPORT	55.6%	151	84
Crocker, Boyce	LEXINGTON	55.1%	332	183
Peeples, David	PADUCAH	55.0%	149	82
Spangler, Todd	KNOXVILLE	54.7%	128	70
Sheppard, Christopher	LEXINGTON	54.5%	308	168
Mangus, Tommye C	MIDDLESBORO	54.2%	48	26
Stanley, Jonathan	LEXINGTON	53.9%	323	174
Isaacs, Davida	LEXINGTON	53.6%	293	157
Eastham, Jeffrey L	LEXINGTON	52.4%	307	161
Firestone, Scott	GREENSBORO	52.4%	103	54
Saragas, Antony	LEXINGTON	49.8%	325	162
Pickett, Dennis Lyndell	LOUISVILLE	49.3%	284	140
Collins, Steven	LOUISVILLE	47.5%	284	135
Lovitt, Jerry	LEXINGTON	46.8%	269	126
Jackson, Karen R.	LEXINGTON	45.8%	288	132
Zuber, William C	LOUISVILLE	43.1%	304	131
McDaniel, Candace	LOUISVILLE	42.8%	271	116
Appleton, Stacy	MIDDLESBORO	38.2%	330	126
Holsclaw, Greg	LEXINGTON	37.4%	329	123
Bowling, Robert B	LEXINGTON	36.5%	104	38

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