Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data

Kentucky

KY · Region ATL

32.7%

DDS Approval Rate

-7.1pp vs national avg

DDS Approval Rate

32.7%

National: 39.8%

3-Year Change

+1.1pp

Annual Receipts

41,131

FY2024

Hearing Offices

45 ALJs

Latest Monthly DDS Data

Initial Receipts

3,263

Initial Determinations

3,437

Initial Allowance Rate

30.9%

Initial Pending

9,719

Recon Determinations

1,361

Recon Allowance Rate

11.5%

Data period: 2026-02

Hearing Offices in Kentucky

Office	Rank	Processing Days	Pending	Approval Rate	Judges
LEXINGTON	16	235	2,773	51.8%	11
MIDDLESBORO	16	235	849	52.0%	8
PADUCAH	25	238	697	59.4%	19
LOUISVILLE	53	254	2,273	54.4%	10

ALJs in Kentucky

45 judges, sorted by approval rate

Judge	Office	Approval Rate	Decisions	Awards
Thawley, John A	FAYETTEVILLE NC	90.9%	263	239
Messina, Christopher	ST PETERSBURG FL OHO	82.4%	34	28
Naylor, Amy H	MONTGOMERY	81.2%	191	155
Oakes, Brian A.	MONTGOMERY	71.4%	262	187
Hall, Brandie	LOUISVILLE	70.8%	178	126
Gray, Stacy	MIDDLESBORO	70.3%	175	123
Kleber, Kendra S	LEXINGTON	68.5%	89	61
Dixon III, Andrew	TALLAHASSEE FL OHO	68.2%	214	146
Eaton, Marci P	PADUCAH	65.4%	153	100
Foster, Stacey L	LOUISVILLE	64.6%	376	243
Selland, R. Dirk	CHARLOTTE	63.4%	123	78
Anschuetz, Eric	LOUISVILLE	63.2%	68	43
Waller, Robert	MOBILE	62.9%	124	78
Brock, Susan	LOUISVILLE	60.0%	385	231
Sheppard, Christopher C	LEXINGTON	58.7%	387	227
Stanley, Jonathan	LEXINGTON	58.0%	381	221
Eastham, Lyle	LEXINGTON	56.4%	349	197
De Gruy, Elizabeth	JACKSON MS OHO	56.0%	125	70
Satisfield, Renee B	BIRMINGHAM	55.6%	54	30
Turner, Marty S	PADUCAH	55.4%	312	173
Peeples, David	PADUCAH	55.3%	329	182
Firestone, Scott C	GREENSBORO	55.3%	123	68
Morholt, Neil	LAS VEGAS	54.5%	198	108
Mangus, Tommye C	MIDDLESBORO	54.5%	367	200
Isaacs, Davida H	LEXINGTON	54.4%	342	186
Evans, III, George L	PADUCAH	54.3%	35	19
Pickett, Dennis L	LOUISVILLE	52.8%	417	220
Lovitt, Jerry	LEXINGTON	51.7%	321	166
Saragas, Antony	LEXINGTON	51.0%	404	206
Zuber, William C.	LOUISVILLE	50.4%	383	193
Jackson, Karen R	LEXINGTON	48.3%	400	193
Spangler, Todd	MIDDLESBORO	46.9%	175	82
Crocker, Boyce	LEXINGTON	46.5%	460	214
Ferguson, Jeffrey A	SAVANNAH	46.0%	187	86
Hansen, Dennis	LITTLE ROCK	45.6%	287	131
Pustizzi, Jennifer	FT LAUDERDALE	45.6%	160	73
Collins, Steven	LOUISVILLE	45.5%	356	162
Hall, Lisa R	PADUCAH	45.0%	149	67
Holsclaw, Greg	LEXINGTON	44.8%	373	167
Tran, Lauren K.	TOPEKA KS	43.3%	261	113
McDaniel, Candace A	LOUISVILLE	41.5%	330	137
Appleton, Stacy	MIDDLESBORO	40.0%	240	96
Bowling, Robert B	LEXINGTON	38.3%	154	59
Dula, Melinda L	MIDDLESBORO	38.0%	92	35
Silva, Mario G	PADUCAH	33.3%	6	2