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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN
Region 04Rank #72 of 160
Avg processing
255days
-11 vs national
Processing time
255
8.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,011
FY receipts
4,696
FY dispositions
3,018
Active judges
11
Video hearings
7%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
66.6%
+8.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.56
Growing
Rank
#72
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
49%
90%
0%Median 67.5%100%
At ATLANTA DOWNTOWN, approval rates range from 49.0% (Bentley, Lisa A.) to 89.8% (McHenry, Laura) — a 41-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 (67.5%), 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. | 82.4% | 176 | 145 | 31 | |
| Murray, Charles | 74.8% | 226 | 169 | 57 | |
| Childs, J. Samuel | 73.9% | 257 | 190 | 67 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.0% | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
| Dail, Grant | 67.5% | 191 | 129 | 62 | |
| Egemonye, Ucheakpunwa | 66.2% | 364 | 241 | 123 | |
| Miller, Hilton R | 65.3% | 329 | 215 | 114 | |
| Lykins, Raymond M | 60.7% | 275 | 167 | 108 | |
| McMichael, Carla | 53.4% | 234 | 125 | 109 | |
| Bentley, Lisa A. | 49.0% | 257 | 126 | 131 |