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Michigan

MI · Region CHI

DDS approval rate

38.8%

-1.1 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

38.8%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

-0.6 pts

Annual receipts

66,212

FY2024

Hearing offices

6

38 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-06

Initial receipts

5,680

Initial determinations

5,383

Initial allowance rate

34.5%

Initial pending

21,523

Recon determinations

1,738

Recon allowance rate

14.4%

Hearing offices in Michigan

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
LANSING92291,64153.2%5
MT PLEASANT MI282381,52464.1%6
GRAND RAPIDS312391,84060.5%6
DETROIT372413,02957.4%9
LIVONIA MI442452,88657.7%8
FLINT1052701,76259.2%4

ALJs in Michigan (38)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Ambrose, ChristopherLANSING82.3%243200
Turner, JoyDETROIT75.7%333252
Chavez, RobertLIVONIA MI71.4%276197
Raterink, Dennis JGRAND RAPIDS71.3%335239
Ohanesian, NicholasSPECIAL REVIEW CADRE70.7%5841
Quandt, NicoleFLINT70.5%356251
Xenos, EliasDETROIT69.4%314218
Overstreet, JenniferDETROIT67.9%302205
Chess, LauraMT PLEASANT MI67.6%293198
O'Leary, JoErinMT PLEASANT MI67.4%236159
Raeber, JeffreyMT PLEASANT MI66.2%13388
D'Amato, DonaldLIVONIA MI65.8%360237
Lupisella, MikelMT PLEASANT MI65.2%328214
Sloss, AndrewFLINT63.0%341215
Tobin, ThereseDETROIT62.1%398247
Himebaugh, Kevin RGRAND RAPIDS61.9%357221
Rosenberg, AmyLANSING61.7%303187
Mason, David ALIVONIA MI61.6%172106
Harmon, CynthiaGRAND RAPIDS61.6%393242
Dale, AdamMT PLEASANT MI61.2%214131
Smisek, Sarah RLIVONIA MI59.0%339200
Mattia, ChristopherLIVONIA MI58.3%350204
Smereka, Anthony R.LIVONIA MI56.9%339193
Nguyen, ManhMT PLEASANT MI55.5%211117
Dunn, Michael R.FLINT54.1%9853
Rabaut, JohnDETROIT50.0%2814
White-Simmons, CrystalDETROIT48.9%280137
Dietz, AllisonLIVONIA MI48.9%350171
Jones, Paul WLANSING46.9%292137
Reamon, WilliamGRAND RAPIDS46.5%331154
Morrow, Mary D.DETROIT43.9%337148
McClinton, Jacquelyn ADETROIT41.6%296123
Burgtorf, BrianLANSING40.8%311127
Tjapkes, RobertGRAND RAPIDS40.0%2510
Fallis, Kevin W.FLINT39.8%251100
Mamelka, ColleenDETROIT39.8%17670
Read, DavidLANSING39.7%290115
Burstein, LaurenLIVONIA MI37.9%24091

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