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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DETROIT
Region 05Rank #37 of 160
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
57.4%
-0.4 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
40%
76%
0%Median 55.5%100%
At DETROIT, approval rates range from 39.8% (Mamelka, Colleen) to 75.7% (Turner, Joy) — a 36-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 (55.5%), not the best case.
Judges at DETROIT (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turner, Joy | 75.7% | 333 | 252 | 81 | |
| Xenos, Elias | 69.4% | 314 | 218 | 96 | |
| Overstreet, Jennifer | 67.9% | 302 | 205 | 97 | |
| Tobin, Therese | 62.1% | 398 | 247 | 151 | |
| Rabaut, John | 50.0% | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| White-Simmons, Crystal | 48.9% | 280 | 137 | 143 | |
| Morrow, Mary D. | 43.9% | 337 | 148 | 189 | |
| McClinton, Jacquelyn A | 41.6% | 296 | 123 | 173 | |
| Mamelka, Colleen | 39.8% | 176 | 70 | 106 |