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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
AKRON OH
Region 05Rank #14 of 160
Avg processing
232days
-32 vs national
Processing time
232
7.7 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,371
FY receipts
2,561
FY dispositions
2,157
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
53.1%
-4.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.19
Growing
Rank
#14
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
38%
62%
0%Median 54.9%100%
At AKRON OH, approval rates range from 37.5% (Beatty, Gregory M.) to 62.5% (Balter, Michael) — a 25-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (54.9%), not the best case.
Judges at AKRON OH (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balter, Michael | 62.5% | 301 | 188 | 113 | |
| Lohr, Mary | 61.8% | 246 | 152 | 94 | |
| Shinn, Charles | 57.1% | 333 | 190 | 143 | |
| Cendrosky, Sharlee | 54.9% | 293 | 161 | 132 | |
| Panek, Jason | 48.3% | 267 | 129 | 138 | |
| Schmitz, Michael F. | 38.0% | 313 | 119 | 194 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | 37.5% | 56 | 21 | 35 |