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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ALBANY
Region 02Rank #151 of 160
Avg processing
319days
+53 vs national
Processing time
319
10.6 months
Hearing wait
8.5
months (current)
Cases pending
3,540
FY receipts
3,937
FY dispositions
2,158
Active judges
10
Video hearings
26%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.7%
+2.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.82
Growing
Rank
#151
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 10 judges
34%
92%
0%Median 55.7%100%
At ALBANY, approval rates range from 34.2% (Loughlin, John) to 92.1% (Kelly, Paul F) — a 58-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 (55.7%), not the best case.
Judges at ALBANY (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly, Paul F | 92.1% | 280 | 258 | 22 | |
| Farrell, John G | 80.8% | 219 | 177 | 42 | |
| Black-Pennington, Dale | 70.8% | 219 | 155 | 64 | |
| Lardaro, Elizabeth A. | 65.7% | 213 | 140 | 73 | |
| Marcus, Michelle S | 56.3% | 112 | 63 | 49 | |
| Mulvey, Jude | 55.1% | 127 | 70 | 57 | |
| Soltes, Andrew | 52.1% | 286 | 149 | 137 | |
| Ba-Yunus, Asad | 42.7% | 274 | 117 | 157 | |
| Greisler, Gretchen | 40.4% | 146 | 59 | 87 | |
| Loughlin, John | 34.2% | 187 | 64 | 123 |