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State Profile

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 · 2026-06

Initial receipts

3,782

Initial determinations

3,742

Initial allowance rate

36.8%

Initial pending

14,005

Recon determinations

998

Recon allowance rate

15.5%

Hearing offices in Virginia

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
ROANOKE552481,28153.6%4
CHARLOTTESVILLE722551,53051.5%5
RICHMOND882601,80944.6%5
NORFOLK1232812,42455.8%7
NHC FALLS CHURCH346042.0%4

ALJs in Virginia (25)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Thompson, MichelleLOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN86.6%298258
Scruton, Joseph TROANOKE69.5%295205
Schueler, Jeffrey JROANOKE68.4%1913
Galloway, ChristopherCHARLESTON WV66.9%178119
Pflugrath, WilliamNORFOLK66.3%184122
Flynn, MonicaNORFOLK62.3%15194
Carr, MichaelSPECIAL REVIEW CADRE61.1%3622
Erwin, Thomas WROANOKE58.9%263155
Johnson, Anthony JRICHMOND57.1%231132
Eklund, EricRICHMOND56.2%267150
Hannan, BonnieWASHINGTON55.7%305170
Bright, MaryannNORFOLK55.3%282156
Baker, MarkRICHMOND55.2%250138
Jordan, JeffreyNORFOLK52.9%280148
Gendreau, ChadNORFOLK50.2%301151
Rippel, BrianCHARLOTTESVILLE48.0%333160
Matula, CarolNORFOLK47.6%273130
Foster, Nicolas R.RICHMOND46.8%314147
Moore, CarolCHARLOTTESVILLE46.7%18285
Koclanes, Peter NCHARLOTTESVILLE43.1%346149
Moldafsky, GregoryNHC FALLS CHURCH36.1%20273
Munday, HCHARLOTTESVILLE30.6%26581
Kim, T.NHC FALLS CHURCH30.6%32499
Gabello, JamesROANOKE30.3%27483
Knight, SuzetteRICHMOND16.5%33355

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