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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
AKRON OH
Avg processing
234days
-32 vs national
Processing time
234
7.8 months
Hearing wait
7.5
months (current)
Cases pending
2,424
FY receipts
2,908
FY dispositions
2,451
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
52.6%
-5.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.19
Growing
Rank
#17
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
35%
62%
0%Median 52.0%100%
At AKRON OH, approval rates range from 35.1% (Beatty, Gregory M.) to 61.8% (Balter, Michael) — a 27-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 (52.0%), not the best case.
Judges at AKRON OH (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balter, Michael | 61.8% | 408 | 252 | 156 | |
| Lohr, Mary | 61.5% | 338 | 208 | 130 | |
| Shinn, Charles | 56.7% | 416 | 236 | 180 | |
| Cendrosky, Sharlee | 52.0% | 371 | 193 | 178 | |
| Panek, Jason | 50.4% | 359 | 181 | 178 | |
| Schmitz, Michael F. | 37.1% | 402 | 149 | 253 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | 35.1% | 74 | 26 | 48 |