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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public

State Profile

Missouri

MO · Region KCM

DDS approval rate

42.5%

+2.7 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

42.5%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+4.2 pts

Annual receipts

42,318

FY2024

Hearing offices

5

40 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-03

Initial receipts

3,521

Initial determinations

3,323

Initial allowance rate

40.8%

Initial pending

11,272

Recon determinations

1,068

Recon allowance rate

13.3%

Hearing offices in Missouri

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
COLUMBIA MO3123858660.7%2
SPRINGFIELD MO502461,45340.5%4
ST LOUIS922614,49151.5%15
KANSAS CITY1232813,88655.4%13
NHC ST LOUIS3351,18545.2%7

ALJs in Missouri (40)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Naggi, MarkKANSAS CITY88.5%261231
Erickson, DianaKANSAS CITY84.2%190160
Hanan, BradleyST LOUIS79.8%243194
Lehr, MichaelKANSAS CITY78.9%303239
Suing, TimothyHOUSTON WEST77.3%2217
Wallis, WilliamST LOUIS77.1%253195
Pico, GerardoCOLUMBIA MO63.6%165105
Plucker, NathanielST LOUIS63.6%10768
Davis, AlainaST LOUIS62.2%278173
Ruth, VickyCOLUMBIA MO59.0%283167
DeWoskin, HenryST LOUIS58.5%248145
Jung, P HKANSAS CITY55.6%205114
Ambuehl, ChristelFARGO53.8%10657
Hanekamp, SteveST LOUIS52.6%232122
Benton, AmyNHC ST LOUIS51.5%3317
Franklin, PerrySPRINGFIELD MO51.3%261134
Deans, Joan HKANSAS CITY50.6%261132
Allen, ChandrekaST LOUIS50.4%248125
Imsland, LoriST LOUIS50.2%249125
Price, JohnST LOUIS49.5%303150
Werner, MichaelKANSAS CITY49.4%259128
Steger, Brian M.NHC ST LOUIS49.4%245121
Harvin-Woode, MattieNHC ST LOUIS48.9%14169
Mengesha-Brown, TrinaNHC ST LOUIS48.0%221106
Leary, MarySPRINGFIELD MO47.1%5124
Wilson, ShreesePEORIA46.4%8439
Mein, Christina YoungKANSAS CITY45.4%262119
Comisky, MichaelKANSAS CITY45.4%227103
Preston, KathrynNHC ST LOUIS42.4%20587
Clayton, MarkSPRINGFIELD MO42.1%259109
Neal, ToniKANSAS CITY38.9%187
Luetkenhaus, RobertST LOUIS38.1%273104
Woode, CharlesST LOUIS36.6%12345
Doyle, Joseph R.NHC ST LOUIS35.2%25389
Barnes-Williams, JaniceKANSAS CITY34.6%18865
Hellums, WalterSPRINGFIELD MO29.7%32797
Leslie, LisaST LOUIS28.1%23566
Kelly, RobertKANSAS CITY24.7%27568
Jecklin, KatherineST LOUIS22.5%18241
Cooke, ChristineKANSAS CITY19.0%214

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