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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
CLEVELAND
Region 05Rank #34 of 160
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
51.3%
-6.4 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%
79%
0%Median 56.6%100%
At CLEVELAND, approval rates range from 9.1% (Ma, Catherine) to 79.2% (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 (56.6%), not the best case.
Judges at CLEVELAND (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aliberti, Louis | 79.2% | 288 | 228 | 60 | |
| Hixson, Traci M | 70.3% | 313 | 220 | 93 | |
| Rose, Joseph | 65.8% | 190 | 125 | 65 | |
| Budney, Amy | 61.1% | 275 | 168 | 107 | |
| Adamo, Genevieve | 60.3% | 307 | 185 | 122 | |
| Leland, William | 56.6% | 316 | 179 | 137 | |
| Kearney, Keith | 54.7% | 349 | 191 | 158 | |
| Westley, Eric | 54.1% | 314 | 170 | 144 | |
| Loucas, Penny | 32.1% | 308 | 99 | 209 | |
| Hajjar, Joseph | 23.2% | 314 | 73 | 241 | |
| Ma, Catherine | 9.1% | 264 | 24 | 240 |