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State Profile

Arkansas

AR · Region DAL

DDS approval rate

37.7%

-2.1 pts vs national

DDS approval rate

37.7%

National: 39.8%

3-year change

+1.7 pts

Annual receipts

26,249

FY2024

Hearing offices

2

18 ALJs

Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-02

Initial receipts

2,396

Initial determinations

2,466

Initial allowance rate

36.4%

Initial pending

9,733

Recon determinations

734

Recon allowance rate

11.7%

Hearing offices in Arkansas

OfficeRankProcessing daysPendingApprovalJudges
LITTLE ROCK612622,36442.8%12
FORT SMITH1072911,08456.5%6

ALJs in Arkansas (18)

Sorted by approval rate.

JudgeOfficeApprovalDecisionsAwardsTrend
Davis, Harold DFORT SMITH75.7%3728
Neel, Glenn AFORT SMITH66.3%193128
Goree, John HLITTLE ROCK63.3%403255
Jones, BillFORT SMITH59.7%437261
Monahan, CamilleFORT SMITH58.2%17099
Ferguson, MarkLITTLE ROCK54.8%456250
McGee, ElisabethFORT SMITH54.2%441239
Foley, DavidDALLAS DOWNTOWN52.3%398208
Wurm, David RSAN ANTONIO51.2%389199
Helget, Thomas JHOUSTON NORTH49.8%488243
Hansen, DennisLITTLE ROCK45.6%287131
Chaparro, EliaserLITTLE ROCK44.8%21295
Fraiser, JimNEW ORLEANS42.3%397168
Wood, PaulLITTLE ROCK36.6%453166
Alexander, Kevin TLITTLE ROCK32.1%336108
Schafer, MarkLITTLE ROCK31.7%379120
Cheffins, ThomasLITTLE ROCK30.3%435132
Davis, Bradley LLITTLE ROCK28.2%383108