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Data: Q2 FY2025 · Source: SSA Public Data

Missouri

MO · Region KCM

42.5%
DDS Approval Rate
+2.7pp vs national avg
DDS Approval Rate
42.5%
National: 39.8%
3-Year Change
+4.2pp
Annual Receipts
42,318
FY2024
Hearing Offices
5
48 ALJs

Latest Monthly DDS Data

Initial Receipts
3,265
Initial Determinations
3,405
Initial Allowance Rate
39.6%
Initial Pending
11,171
Recon Determinations
934
Recon Allowance Rate
14.0%
Data period: 2026-02

Hearing Offices in Missouri

OfficeRankProcessing DaysPendingApproval RateJudges
COLUMBIA MO2724049561.1%3
SPRINGFIELD MO3324598644.8%6
ST LOUIS702683,27054.7%18
KANSAS CITY782712,75953.8%16
NHC ST LOUIS—3531,47945.5%7

ALJs in Missouri

48 judges, sorted by approval rate

JudgeOfficeApproval RateDecisionsAwardsTrend
Naggi, MarkKANSAS CITY87.9%305268
Wallis, WilliamST LOUIS83.9%316265
Lehr, Michael AKANSAS CITY76.1%331252
Hanan, BradleyST LOUIS74.6%370276
Pico, Gerardo RSAN JUAN72.3%11986
Erickson, DianaKANSAS CITY72.1%269194
Davis, AlainaST LOUIS71.1%353251
White, GregoryNHC ST LOUIS67.7%6544
Rabaut, John JDETROIT66.7%96
Campbell, KellieCOLUMBIA MO64.2%232149
Plucker, NathanielST LOUIS63.3%13988
Jung, P. HKANSAS CITY61.8%259160
Cooke, Christine AKANSAS CITY60.1%333200
Buell, David GOMAHA59.7%360215
Hopkins, RichardST LOUIS59.5%7444
Ruth, VickyCOLUMBIA MO55.8%394220
DeWoskin, HenryST LOUIS55.5%308171
Comisky, MichaelKANSAS CITY53.8%288155
Franklin, Perry LSPRINGFIELD MO53.6%399214
Ambuehl, ChristelFARGO53.2%218116
Imsland, LoriST LOUIS53.0%330175
Hanekamp, Stephen MST LOUIS52.3%346181
Harvin-Woode, MattieNHC ST LOUIS52.2%6735
Wilson, Shreese MPEORIA51.6%12464
Allen, ChandrekaST LOUIS51.3%263135
Deans, Joan HKANSAS CITY51.3%343176
Price, John RST LOUIS50.4%474239
Benton, A.NHC ST LOUIS49.4%8944
Mengesha-Brown, TrinaNHC ST LOUIS49.2%258127
Leary, Mary JSPRINGFIELD MO45.3%5324
Werner, MichaelKANSAS CITY45.0%360162
Steger, Brian MNHC ST LOUIS44.0%343151
Preston, KathrynNHC ST LOUIS43.7%22297
Draper, Jo Ann LSPRINGFIELD MO42.9%146
Mueller, KorenST LOUIS42.5%10645
Mein, Christina YKANSAS CITY37.8%370140
Doyle, Joseph RNHC ST LOUIS36.9%26899
Luetkenhaus, Robert VST LOUIS36.8%359132
Clayton, Mark ASPRINGFIELD MO36.7%371136
Barnes-Williams, Janice EKANSAS CITY36.0%17262
Jecklin, KatherineST LOUIS35.6%26795
Gulick, ScotKANSAS CITY34.4%9332
Neal, ToniKANSAS CITY34.2%3813
Hellums, Walter RSPRINGFIELD MO30.8%422130
Leslie, LisaST LOUIS30.7%326100
Kidd, M. SKANSAS CITY25.0%41
Kelly, Robert AKANSAS CITY22.3%35579
Meyr, GeraldST LOUIS0.0%20