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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DETROIT
Avg processing
241days
-25 vs national
Processing time
241
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,029
FY receipts
3,804
FY dispositions
2,814
Active judges
9
Video hearings
23%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.5%
-0.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.35
Growing
Rank
#37
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
37%
75%
0%Median 56.9%100%
At DETROIT, approval rates range from 37.3% (Mamelka, Colleen) to 75.2% (Turner, Joy) — a 38-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 (56.9%), not the best case.
Judges at DETROIT (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner, Joy | 75.2% | 375 | 282 | 93 | |
| Xenos, Elias | 70.1% | 355 | 249 | 106 | |
| Overstreet, Jennifer | 67.5% | 332 | 224 | 108 | |
| Tobin, Therese | 62.7% | 424 | 266 | 158 | |
| Rabaut, John | 51.7% | 29 | 15 | 14 | |
| White-Simmons, Crystal | 51.1% | 327 | 167 | 160 | |
| Morrow, Mary D. | 44.9% | 392 | 176 | 216 | |
| McClinton, Jacquelyn A | 41.8% | 340 | 142 | 198 | |
| Mamelka, Colleen | 37.3% | 204 | 76 | 128 |