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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
CLEVELAND
Region 05Rank #34 of 160
Avg processing
240days
-24 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,671
FY receipts
4,459
FY dispositions
3,448
Active judges
11
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.2%
-6.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.29
Growing
Rank
#34
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
9%
79%
0%Median 57.3%100%
At CLEVELAND, approval rates range from 8.7% (Ma, Catherine) to 79.0% (Aliberti, Louis) — a 70-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 (57.3%), not the best case.
Judges at CLEVELAND (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliberti, Louis | 79.0% | 252 | 199 | 53 | |
| Hixson, Traci M | 71.7% | 276 | 198 | 78 | |
| Rose, Joseph | 65.7% | 169 | 111 | 58 | |
| Budney, Amy | 61.3% | 248 | 152 | 96 | |
| Adamo, Genevieve | 58.8% | 267 | 157 | 110 | |
| Leland, William | 57.3% | 307 | 176 | 131 | |
| Kearney, Keith | 54.4% | 316 | 172 | 144 | |
| Westley, Eric | 52.2% | 274 | 143 | 131 | |
| Loucas, Penny | 32.5% | 280 | 91 | 189 | |
| Hajjar, Joseph | 23.2% | 272 | 63 | 209 | |
| Ma, Catherine | 8.7% | 231 | 20 | 211 |