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 · 2026-06

Initial receipts

3,730

Initial determinations

3,192

Initial allowance rate

29.7%

Initial pending

11,166

Recon determinations

1,265

Recon allowance rate

10.9%

Office	Rank	Processing days	Pending	Approval	Judges
LEXINGTON	13	232	3,159	49.4%	10
PADUCAH	14	233	607	59.3%	5
MIDDLESBORO	40	243	648	48.9%	4
LOUISVILLE	68	254	3,119	52.1%	7

Sorted by approval rate.

Judge	Office	Approval	Decisions	Awards
Hall, Brandie	LOUISVILLE	67.3%	171	115
Gray, Stacy	FLORENCE	66.7%	150	100
Turner, Marty	PADUCAH	64.1%	368	236
DeGruy, Elizabeth	JACKSON MS OHO	62.6%	139	87
Brock, Susan	LOUISVILLE	62.2%	333	207
Foster, Stacey	LOUISVILLE	58.9%	343	202
Crocker, Boyce	LEXINGTON	57.5%	362	208
Renfroe, Mary M.	KINGSPORT	56.6%	175	99
Peeples, David	PADUCAH	55.0%	149	82
Mangus, Tommye C	MIDDLESBORO	54.2%	48	26
Sheppard, Christopher	LEXINGTON	54.2%	336	182
Spangler, Todd	KNOXVILLE	54.1%	159	86
Stanley, Jonathan	LEXINGTON	53.3%	349	186
Eastham, Jeffrey L	LEXINGTON	53.1%	354	188
Isaacs, Davida	LEXINGTON	51.4%	331	170
Firestone, Scott	GREENSBORO	50.0%	118	59
Saragas, Antony	LEXINGTON	49.7%	364	181
Pickett, Dennis Lyndell	LOUISVILLE	49.7%	322	160
Jackson, Karen R.	LEXINGTON	47.4%	323	153
Collins, Steven	LOUISVILLE	45.8%	323	148
Lovitt, Jerry	LEXINGTON	45.6%	309	141
Zuber, William C	LOUISVILLE	43.5%	329	143
McDaniel, Candace	LOUISVILLE	43.2%	296	128
Appleton, Stacy	MIDDLESBORO	38.9%	373	145
Bowling, Robert B	LEXINGTON	37.8%	119	45
Holsclaw, Greg	LEXINGTON	36.6%	361	132

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