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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DETROIT
Region 05Rank #40 of 160
Avg processing
243days
-21 vs national
Processing time
243
8.1 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,694
FY receipts
3,173
FY dispositions
2,518
Active judges
9
Video hearings
23%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.7%
-0.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.26
Growing
Rank
#40
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
39%
76%
0%Median 55.3%100%
At DETROIT, approval rates range from 38.7% (Mamelka, Colleen) to 75.5% (Turner, Joy) — a 37-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 (55.3%), not the best case.
Judges at DETROIT (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner, Joy | 75.5% | 294 | 222 | 72 | |
| Xenos, Elias | 69.6% | 296 | 206 | 90 | |
| Overstreet, Jennifer | 68.0% | 266 | 181 | 85 | |
| Tobin, Therese | 62.8% | 358 | 225 | 133 | |
| Rabaut, John | 52.0% | 25 | 13 | 12 | |
| White-Simmons, Crystal | 47.7% | 262 | 125 | 137 | |
| McClinton, Jacquelyn A | 44.2% | 260 | 115 | 145 | |
| Morrow, Mary D. | 43.6% | 298 | 130 | 168 | |
| Mamelka, Colleen | 38.7% | 150 | 58 | 92 |