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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBUS
Region 05Rank #96 of 160
Avg processing
263days
-1 vs national
Processing time
263
8.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,266
FY receipts
2,029
FY dispositions
1,738
Active judges
7
Video hearings
17%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
63.6%
+5.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.17
Growing
Rank
#96
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
55%
71%
0%Median 67.0%100%
At COLUMBUS, approval rates range from 55.0% (Wang, Thomas) to 70.5% (Cromer, Kimberly) — a 16-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 (67.0%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBUS (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromer, Kimberly | 70.5% | 241 | 170 | 71 | |
| Horan, Patrick M. | 68.6% | 153 | 105 | 48 | |
| Winfrey, Matthew | 67.8% | 239 | 162 | 77 | |
| Hartranft, Jeffrey | 67.0% | 230 | 154 | 76 | |
| Tepley, Jason P. | 56.4% | 264 | 149 | 115 | |
| Lesperance, Jeannine | 56.1% | 164 | 92 | 72 | |
| Wang, Thomas | 55.0% | 120 | 66 | 54 |