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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
CLEVELAND
Avg processing
240days
-26 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,401
FY receipts
4,599
FY dispositions
3,858
Active judges
11
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.0%
-6.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.19
Growing
Rank
#34
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
9%
78%
0%Median 56.4%100%
At CLEVELAND, approval rates range from 8.5% (Ma, Catherine) to 78.1% (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 (56.4%), not the best case.
Judges at CLEVELAND (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliberti, Louis | 78.1% | 329 | 257 | 72 | |
| Hixson, Traci M | 69.7% | 356 | 248 | 108 | |
| Rose, Joseph | 63.8% | 232 | 148 | 84 | |
| Budney, Amy | 61.1% | 306 | 187 | 119 | |
| Adamo, Genevieve | 58.7% | 351 | 206 | 145 | |
| Leland, William | 56.4% | 365 | 206 | 159 | |
| Westley, Eric | 55.0% | 358 | 197 | 161 | |
| Kearney, Keith | 55.0% | 389 | 214 | 175 | |
| Loucas, Penny | 33.5% | 358 | 120 | 238 | |
| Hajjar, Joseph | 22.5% | 360 | 81 | 279 | |
| Ma, Catherine | 8.5% | 305 | 26 | 279 |