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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBUS
Region 05Rank #93 of 160
Avg processing
262days
-4 vs national
Processing time
262
8.7 months
Hearing wait
7.0
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
63.5%
+5.8 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
54%
72%
0%Median 65.9%100%
At COLUMBUS, approval rates range from 53.6% (Lesperance, Jeannine) to 72.2% (Cromer, Kimberly) — a 19-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 (65.9%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBUS (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cromer, Kimberly | 72.2% | 273 | 197 | 76 | |
| Horan, Patrick M. | 68.6% | 153 | 105 | 48 | |
| Winfrey, Matthew | 68.3% | 252 | 172 | 80 | |
| Hartranft, Jeffrey | 65.9% | 249 | 164 | 85 | |
| Wang, Thomas | 56.8% | 146 | 83 | 63 | |
| Tepley, Jason P. | 56.4% | 298 | 168 | 130 | |
| Lesperance, Jeannine | 53.6% | 179 | 96 | 83 |