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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ATLANTA NORTH
Avg processing
240days
-26 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,079
FY receipts
2,669
FY dispositions
1,920
Active judges
6
Video hearings
26%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
44.4%
-13.3 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.39
Growing
Rank
#34
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
25%
62%
0%Median 41.4%100%
At ATLANTA NORTH, approval rates range from 24.8% (Fons, Gregory) to 61.8% (Bedell, Laurie) — a 37-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 (41.4%), not the best case.
Judges at ATLANTA NORTH (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedell, Laurie | 61.8% | 317 | 196 | 121 | |
| Colarusso, Todd | 60.5% | 365 | 221 | 144 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 42.5% | 120 | 51 | 69 | |
| Conlon, James | 40.3% | 320 | 129 | 191 | |
| Callahan, William | 34.9% | 312 | 109 | 203 | |
| Fons, Gregory | 24.8% | 351 | 87 | 264 |