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

27 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-07

Initial receipts

4,806

Initial determinations

4,443

Initial allowance rate

30.3%

Initial pending

11,419

Recon determinations

1,679

Recon allowance rate

9.5%

Office	Rank	Processing days	Pending	Approval	Judges
LEXINGTON	13	232	3,159	49.8%	10
PADUCAH	14	233	607	58.9%	5
MIDDLESBORO	40	243	648	48.7%	5
LOUISVILLE	68	254	3,119	53.3%	7

Sorted by approval rate.

Judge	Office	Approval	Decisions	Awards
Hall, Brandie	LOUISVILLE	68.4%	206	141
Gray, Stacy	FLORENCE	66.9%	172	115
Turner, Marty	PADUCAH	63.5%	417	265
DeGruy, Elizabeth	JACKSON MS OHO	62.7%	166	104
Brock, Susan	LOUISVILLE	62.3%	393	245
Foster, Stacey	LOUISVILLE	61.1%	370	226
Crocker, Boyce	LEXINGTON	57.7%	409	236
Renfroe, Mary M.	KINGSPORT	55.6%	198	110
Peeples, David	PADUCAH	54.2%	155	84
Mangus, Tommye C	MIDDLESBORO	54.2%	48	26
Sheppard, Christopher	LEXINGTON	54.1%	394	213
Stanley, Jonathan	LEXINGTON	53.3%	400	213
Spangler, Todd	KNOXVILLE	52.7%	201	106
Eastham, Jeffrey L	LEXINGTON	52.6%	403	212
Isaacs, Davida	LEXINGTON	52.6%	386	203
Pickett, Dennis Lyndell	LOUISVILLE	50.3%	374	188
Firestone, Scott	GREENSBORO	50.0%	126	63
Saragas, Antony	LEXINGTON	49.8%	422	210
Jackson, Karen R.	LEXINGTON	47.7%	367	175
Collins, Steven	LOUISVILLE	47.5%	360	171
Lovitt, Jerry	LEXINGTON	45.7%	348	159
Zuber, William C	LOUISVILLE	44.7%	389	174
McDaniel, Candace	LOUISVILLE	44.7%	340	152
Bowling, Robert B	LEXINGTON	39.8%	133	53
Appleton, Stacy	MIDDLESBORO	39.2%	426	167
Holsclaw, Greg	LEXINGTON	37.7%	406	153
Lewandowski, David S	MIDDLESBORO	20.0%	5	1

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