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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBUS
Avg processing
262days
-4 vs national
Processing time
262
8.7 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,195
FY receipts
2,126
FY dispositions
1,906
Active judges
7
Video hearings
17%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
63.2%
+5.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.12
Growing
Rank
#93
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
52%
73%
0%Median 64.1%100%
At COLUMBUS, approval rates range from 52.1% (Lesperance, Jeannine) to 73.1% (Cromer, Kimberly) — a 21-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 (64.1%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBUS (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromer, Kimberly | 73.1% | 308 | 225 | 83 | |
| Winfrey, Matthew | 68.1% | 285 | 194 | 91 | |
| Horan, Patrick M. | 66.7% | 180 | 120 | 60 | |
| Hartranft, Jeffrey | 64.1% | 284 | 182 | 102 | |
| Wang, Thomas | 57.1% | 175 | 100 | 75 | |
| Tepley, Jason P. | 56.9% | 346 | 197 | 149 | |
| Lesperance, Jeannine | 52.1% | 192 | 100 | 92 |