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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
AKRON OH
Region 05Rank #17 of 160
Avg processing
234days
-32 vs national
Processing time
234
7.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
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
52.1%
-5.7 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 52.9%100%
At AKRON OH, approval rates range from 35.3% (Beatty, Gregory M.) to 61.8% (Lohr, Mary) — 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 (52.9%), not the best case.
Judges at AKRON OH (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lohr, Mary | 61.8% | 275 | 170 | 105 | |
| Balter, Michael | 61.0% | 354 | 216 | 138 | |
| Shinn, Charles | 55.8% | 364 | 203 | 161 | |
| Cendrosky, Sharlee | 52.9% | 331 | 175 | 156 | |
| Panek, Jason | 48.1% | 312 | 150 | 162 | |
| Schmitz, Michael F. | 37.5% | 347 | 130 | 217 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | 35.3% | 68 | 24 | 44 |