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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 · 2026-06

Initial receipts

3,410

Initial determinations

3,319

Initial allowance rate

37.8%

Initial pending

10,440

Recon determinations

1,331

Recon allowance rate

12.5%

Hearing offices in Missouri

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
COLUMBIA MO2823861860.5%2
SPRINGFIELD MO442451,58141.3%4
ST LOUIS942635,17149.9%18
KANSAS CITY1212804,19255.5%13
NHC ST LOUIS33587145.2%7

ALJs in Missouri (40)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Naggi, MarkKANSAS CITY89.1%284253
Erickson, DianaKANSAS CITY84.2%203171
Wallis, WilliamST LOUIS77.8%279217
Lehr, MichaelKANSAS CITY77.4%341264
Suing, TimothyHOUSTON WEST77.3%2217
Hanan, BradleyST LOUIS77.2%276213
Plucker, NathanielST LOUIS63.6%10768
Pico, GerardoCOLUMBIA MO62.6%198124
Davis, AlainaST LOUIS61.5%312192
Ruth, VickyCOLUMBIA MO59.2%311184
DeWoskin, HenryST LOUIS57.8%277160
Jung, P HKANSAS CITY56.4%234132
Ambuehl, ChristelFARGO55.6%11765
Franklin, PerrySPRINGFIELD MO53.4%305163
Hanekamp, SteveST LOUIS52.0%254132
Deans, Joan HKANSAS CITY51.9%285148
Benton, AmyNHC ST LOUIS51.5%3317
Allen, ChandrekaST LOUIS50.8%262133
Price, JohnST LOUIS50.6%334169
Werner, MichaelKANSAS CITY50.2%293147
Steger, Brian M.NHC ST LOUIS49.4%245121
Harvin-Woode, MattieNHC ST LOUIS48.9%14169
Imsland, LoriST LOUIS48.0%281135
Mengesha-Brown, TrinaNHC ST LOUIS48.0%221106
Leary, MarySPRINGFIELD MO47.1%5124
Wilson, ShreesePEORIA46.4%8439
Comisky, MichaelKANSAS CITY46.1%258119
Preston, KathrynNHC ST LOUIS42.4%20587
Mein, Christina YoungKANSAS CITY42.3%307130
Clayton, MarkSPRINGFIELD MO42.3%291123
Neal, ToniKANSAS CITY38.9%187
Luetkenhaus, RobertST LOUIS38.5%314121
Barnes-Williams, JaniceKANSAS CITY37.7%20477
Woode, CharlesST LOUIS36.5%12646
Doyle, Joseph R.NHC ST LOUIS35.2%25389
Hellums, WalterSPRINGFIELD MO29.6%368109
Leslie, LisaST LOUIS26.7%27774
Kelly, RobertKANSAS CITY25.3%30878
Jecklin, KatherineST LOUIS22.5%20446
Cooke, ChristineKANSAS CITY19.0%214

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