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Updated July 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 · 2026-07
Initial receipts
4,490
Initial determinations
4,030
Initial allowance rate
38.9%
Initial pending
10,758
Recon determinations
1,358
Recon allowance rate
12.0%
Hearing offices in Missouri
| Office | Rank | Processing days | Pending | Approval | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA MO | 28 | 238 | 618 | 60.5% | 2 |
| SPRINGFIELD MO | 44 | 245 | 1,581 | 40.5% | 4 |
| ST LOUIS | 94 | 263 | 5,171 | 50.3% | 18 |
| KANSAS CITY | 121 | 280 | 4,192 | 56.2% | 13 |
| NHC ST LOUIS | — | 335 | 871 | 45.2% | 7 |
ALJs in Missouri (40)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naggi, Mark | KANSAS CITY | 90.1% | 324 | 292 | |
| Erickson, Diana | KANSAS CITY | 84.1% | 226 | 190 | |
| Suing, Timothy | HOUSTON WEST | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | |
| Wallis, William | ST LOUIS | 76.0% | 325 | 247 | |
| Hanan, Bradley | ST LOUIS | 75.9% | 324 | 246 | |
| Lehr, Michael | KANSAS CITY | 75.8% | 389 | 295 | |
| Davis, Alaina | ST LOUIS | 62.4% | 351 | 219 | |
| Pico, Gerardo | COLUMBIA MO | 62.0% | 234 | 145 | |
| Plucker, Nathaniel | ST LOUIS | 60.3% | 126 | 76 | |
| Ruth, Vicky | COLUMBIA MO | 59.5% | 353 | 210 | |
| Jung, P H | KANSAS CITY | 58.8% | 267 | 157 | |
| DeWoskin, Henry | ST LOUIS | 56.3% | 316 | 178 | |
| Ambuehl, Christel | FARGO | 53.8% | 132 | 71 | |
| Franklin, Perry | SPRINGFIELD MO | 53.2% | 342 | 182 | |
| Werner, Michael | KANSAS CITY | 52.2% | 316 | 165 | |
| Hanekamp, Steve | ST LOUIS | 52.1% | 290 | 151 | |
| Deans, Joan H | KANSAS CITY | 51.9% | 324 | 168 | |
| Benton, Amy | NHC ST LOUIS | 51.5% | 33 | 17 | |
| Price, John | ST LOUIS | 51.3% | 398 | 204 | |
| Allen, Chandreka | ST LOUIS | 49.8% | 301 | 150 | |
| Steger, Brian M. | NHC ST LOUIS | 49.4% | 245 | 121 | |
| Harvin-Woode, Mattie | NHC ST LOUIS | 48.9% | 141 | 69 | |
| Imsland, Lori | ST LOUIS | 48.1% | 320 | 154 | |
| Mengesha-Brown, Trina | NHC ST LOUIS | 48.0% | 221 | 106 | |
| Leary, Mary | SPRINGFIELD MO | 47.1% | 51 | 24 | |
| Woode, Charles | ST LOUIS | 47.0% | 166 | 78 | |
| Wilson, Shreese | PEORIA | 46.4% | 84 | 39 | |
| Comisky, Michael | KANSAS CITY | 45.2% | 292 | 132 | |
| Mein, Christina Young | KANSAS CITY | 43.4% | 355 | 154 | |
| Preston, Kathryn | NHC ST LOUIS | 42.4% | 205 | 87 | |
| Barnes-Williams, Janice | KANSAS CITY | 41.7% | 240 | 100 | |
| Clayton, Mark | SPRINGFIELD MO | 41.2% | 337 | 139 | |
| Neal, Toni | KANSAS CITY | 38.9% | 18 | 7 | |
| Luetkenhaus, Robert | ST LOUIS | 37.0% | 357 | 132 | |
| Doyle, Joseph R. | NHC ST LOUIS | 35.2% | 253 | 89 | |
| Leslie, Lisa | ST LOUIS | 29.6% | 311 | 92 | |
| Hellums, Walter | SPRINGFIELD MO | 28.7% | 421 | 121 | |
| Kelly, Robert | KANSAS CITY | 25.2% | 329 | 83 | |
| Jecklin, Katherine | ST LOUIS | 22.5% | 231 | 52 | |
| Cooke, Christine | KANSAS CITY | 19.0% | 21 | 4 |
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