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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN
Region 04Rank #73 of 160
Avg processing
255days
-9 vs national
Processing time
255
8.5 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,771
FY receipts
4,130
FY dispositions
2,692
Active judges
11
Video hearings
7%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
67.7%
+9.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.53
Growing
Rank
#73
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
50%
90%
0%Median 68.3%100%
At ATLANTA DOWNTOWN, approval rates range from 49.6% (Bentley, Lisa A.) to 89.8% (McHenry, Laura) — a 40-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 (68.3%), not the best case.
Judges at ATLANTA DOWNTOWN (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry, Laura | 89.8% | 127 | 114 | 13 | |
| Littlefield, Suzanne A. | 83.5% | 170 | 142 | 28 | |
| Childs, J. Samuel | 75.2% | 226 | 170 | 56 | |
| Murray, Charles | 74.4% | 203 | 151 | 52 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Dail, Grant | 68.3% | 167 | 114 | 53 | |
| Egemonye, Ucheakpunwa | 67.5% | 317 | 214 | 103 | |
| Miller, Hilton R | 66.1% | 301 | 199 | 102 | |
| Lykins, Raymond M | 62.6% | 235 | 147 | 88 | |
| McMichael, Carla | 53.4% | 191 | 102 | 89 | |
| Bentley, Lisa A. | 49.6% | 232 | 115 | 117 |