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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 · 2026-03

Initial receipts

6,080

Initial determinations

5,308

Initial allowance rate

36.1%

Initial pending

21,175

Recon determinations

1,743

Recon allowance rate

15.3%

Hearing offices in Michigan

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
LANSING112301,62353.1%5
GRAND RAPIDS272371,81659.9%6
MT PLEASANT MI342401,59164.3%6
DETROIT402432,69457.7%9
LIVONIA MI472452,77657.6%8
FLINT1082711,69558.3%4

ALJs in Michigan (38)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Ambrose, ChristopherLANSING83.3%215179
Turner, JoyDETROIT75.5%294222
Chavez, RobertLIVONIA MI72.3%231167
Quandt, NicoleFLINT70.6%310219
Raterink, Dennis JGRAND RAPIDS70.0%303212
Xenos, EliasDETROIT69.6%296206
Overstreet, JenniferDETROIT68.0%266181
Ohanesian, NicholasSPECIAL REVIEW CADRE68.0%5034
Chess, LauraMT PLEASANT MI67.6%293198
O'Leary, JoErinMT PLEASANT MI67.5%200135
D'Amato, DonaldLIVONIA MI66.0%326215
Lupisella, MikelMT PLEASANT MI65.5%287188
Raeber, JeffreyMT PLEASANT MI64.7%11675
Tobin, ThereseDETROIT62.8%358225
Dale, AdamMT PLEASANT MI62.8%183115
Sloss, AndrewFLINT62.5%293183
Rosenberg, AmyLANSING62.3%265165
Mason, David ALIVONIA MI61.1%14488
Himebaugh, Kevin RGRAND RAPIDS60.9%325198
Harmon, CynthiaGRAND RAPIDS60.3%353213
Mattia, ChristopherLIVONIA MI59.8%311186
Smisek, Sarah RLIVONIA MI57.4%303174
Smereka, Anthony R.LIVONIA MI57.3%307176
Nguyen, ManhMT PLEASANT MI55.3%190105
Dunn, Michael R.FLINT54.1%9853
Rabaut, JohnDETROIT52.0%2513
Reamon, WilliamGRAND RAPIDS47.7%287137
White-Simmons, CrystalDETROIT47.7%262125
Dietz, AllisonLIVONIA MI47.2%307145
Jones, Paul WLANSING45.0%260117
McClinton, Jacquelyn ADETROIT44.2%260115
Morrow, Mary D.DETROIT43.6%298130
Burgtorf, BrianLANSING40.5%279113
Read, DavidLANSING40.2%256103
Tjapkes, RobertGRAND RAPIDS40.0%2510
Fallis, Kevin W.FLINT39.8%251100
Mamelka, ColleenDETROIT38.7%15058
Burstein, LaurenLIVONIA MI37.9%20678

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