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Virginia

VA · Region PHL

DDS approval rate

43.7%

+3.9 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

43.7%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

-0.4 pts

Annual receipts

42,174

FY2024

Hearing offices

5

25 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-03

Initial receipts

3,947

Initial determinations

4,338

Initial allowance rate

38.2%

Initial pending

12,450

Recon determinations

1,307

Recon allowance rate

17.0%

Hearing offices in Virginia

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
ROANOKE532471,16554.4%4
CHARLOTTESVILLE662531,55151.7%5
RICHMOND862591,86345.0%5
NORFOLK1232812,36355.5%7
NHC FALLS CHURCH346141.3%4

ALJs in Virginia (25)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Thompson, MichelleLOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN87.3%245214
Scruton, Joseph TROANOKE70.6%265187
Schueler, Jeffrey JROANOKE68.4%1913
Galloway, ChristopherCHARLESTON WV66.9%178119
Pflugrath, WilliamNORFOLK66.7%168112
Flynn, MonicaNORFOLK61.5%13080
Carr, MichaelSPECIAL REVIEW CADRE58.6%2917
Erwin, Thomas WROANOKE58.4%238139
Eklund, EricRICHMOND56.8%234133
Johnson, Anthony JRICHMOND56.1%198111
Hannan, BonnieWASHINGTON55.8%274153
Bright, MaryannNORFOLK55.5%256142
Baker, MarkRICHMOND55.1%236130
Jordan, JeffreyNORFOLK52.5%244128
Gendreau, ChadNORFOLK49.4%271134
Rippel, BrianCHARLOTTESVILLE48.5%295143
Moore, CarolCHARLOTTESVILLE47.1%15372
Foster, Nicolas R.RICHMOND47.0%279131
Matula, CarolNORFOLK46.4%250116
Koclanes, Peter NCHARLOTTESVILLE45.6%296135
Moldafsky, GregoryNHC FALLS CHURCH36.1%20273
Gabello, JamesROANOKE31.7%24377
Kim, T.NHC FALLS CHURCH30.6%32499
Munday, HCHARLOTTESVILLE29.7%23971
Knight, SuzetteRICHMOND17.2%28549

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