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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ATLANTA NORTH
Region 04Rank #31 of 160
Avg processing
238days
-26 vs national
Processing time
238
7.9 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,017
FY receipts
2,417
FY dispositions
1,730
Active judges
6
Video hearings
26%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
45.6%
-12.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.40
Growing
Rank
#31
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
27%
63%
0%Median 39.4%100%
At ATLANTA NORTH, approval rates range from 27.1% (Fons, Gregory) to 62.9% (Bedell, Laurie) — a 36-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 (39.4%), not the best case.
Judges at ATLANTA NORTH (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedell, Laurie | 62.9% | 280 | 176 | 104 | |
| Colarusso, Todd | 60.7% | 295 | 179 | 116 | |
| Conlon, James | 41.0% | 273 | 112 | 161 | |
| Callahan, William | 37.8% | 230 | 87 | 143 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 34.8% | 92 | 32 | 60 | |
| Fons, Gregory | 27.1% | 284 | 77 | 207 |