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Q2 FY2025 · 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
48 ALJs
Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02
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%
Hearing offices in Missouri
| Office | Rank | Processing days | Pending | Approval | Judges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLUMBIA MO | 27 | 240 | 495 | 61.1% | 3 |
| SPRINGFIELD MO | 33 | 245 | 986 | 44.8% | 6 |
| ST LOUIS | 70 | 268 | 3,270 | 54.7% | 18 |
| KANSAS CITY | 78 | 271 | 2,759 | 53.8% | 16 |
| NHC ST LOUIS | — | 353 | 1,479 | 45.5% | 7 |
ALJs in Missouri (48)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naggi, Mark | KANSAS CITY | 87.9% | 305 | 268 | |
| Wallis, William | ST LOUIS | 83.9% | 316 | 265 | |
| Lehr, Michael A | KANSAS CITY | 76.1% | 331 | 252 | |
| Hanan, Bradley | ST LOUIS | 74.6% | 370 | 276 | |
| Pico, Gerardo R | SAN JUAN | 72.3% | 119 | 86 | |
| Erickson, Diana | KANSAS CITY | 72.1% | 269 | 194 | |
| Davis, Alaina | ST LOUIS | 71.1% | 353 | 251 | |
| White, Gregory | NHC ST LOUIS | 67.7% | 65 | 44 | |
| Rabaut, John J | DETROIT | 66.7% | 9 | 6 | |
| Campbell, Kellie | COLUMBIA MO | 64.2% | 232 | 149 | |
| Plucker, Nathaniel | ST LOUIS | 63.3% | 139 | 88 | |
| Jung, P. H | KANSAS CITY | 61.8% | 259 | 160 | |
| Cooke, Christine A | KANSAS CITY | 60.1% | 333 | 200 | |
| Buell, David G | OMAHA | 59.7% | 360 | 215 | |
| Hopkins, Richard | ST LOUIS | 59.5% | 74 | 44 | |
| Ruth, Vicky | COLUMBIA MO | 55.8% | 394 | 220 | |
| DeWoskin, Henry | ST LOUIS | 55.5% | 308 | 171 | |
| Comisky, Michael | KANSAS CITY | 53.8% | 288 | 155 | |
| Franklin, Perry L | SPRINGFIELD MO | 53.6% | 399 | 214 | |
| Ambuehl, Christel | FARGO | 53.2% | 218 | 116 | |
| Imsland, Lori | ST LOUIS | 53.0% | 330 | 175 | |
| Hanekamp, Stephen M | ST LOUIS | 52.3% | 346 | 181 | |
| Harvin-Woode, Mattie | NHC ST LOUIS | 52.2% | 67 | 35 | |
| Wilson, Shreese M | PEORIA | 51.6% | 124 | 64 | |
| Allen, Chandreka | ST LOUIS | 51.3% | 263 | 135 | |
| Deans, Joan H | KANSAS CITY | 51.3% | 343 | 176 | |
| Price, John R | ST LOUIS | 50.4% | 474 | 239 | |
| Benton, A. | NHC ST LOUIS | 49.4% | 89 | 44 | |
| Mengesha-Brown, Trina | NHC ST LOUIS | 49.2% | 258 | 127 | |
| Leary, Mary J | SPRINGFIELD MO | 45.3% | 53 | 24 | |
| Werner, Michael | KANSAS CITY | 45.0% | 360 | 162 | |
| Steger, Brian M | NHC ST LOUIS | 44.0% | 343 | 151 | |
| Preston, Kathryn | NHC ST LOUIS | 43.7% | 222 | 97 | |
| Draper, Jo Ann L | SPRINGFIELD MO | 42.9% | 14 | 6 | |
| Mueller, Koren | ST LOUIS | 42.5% | 106 | 45 | |
| Mein, Christina Y | KANSAS CITY | 37.8% | 370 | 140 | |
| Doyle, Joseph R | NHC ST LOUIS | 36.9% | 268 | 99 | |
| Luetkenhaus, Robert V | ST LOUIS | 36.8% | 359 | 132 | |
| Clayton, Mark A | SPRINGFIELD MO | 36.7% | 371 | 136 | |
| Barnes-Williams, Janice E | KANSAS CITY | 36.0% | 172 | 62 | |
| Jecklin, Katherine | ST LOUIS | 35.6% | 267 | 95 | |
| Gulick, Scot | KANSAS CITY | 34.4% | 93 | 32 | |
| Neal, Toni | KANSAS CITY | 34.2% | 38 | 13 | |
| Hellums, Walter R | SPRINGFIELD MO | 30.8% | 422 | 130 | |
| Leslie, Lisa | ST LOUIS | 30.7% | 326 | 100 | |
| Kidd, M. S | KANSAS CITY | 25.0% | 4 | 1 | |
| Kelly, Robert A | KANSAS CITY | 22.3% | 355 | 79 | |
| Meyr, Gerald | ST LOUIS | 0.0% | 2 | 0 |
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