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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
INDIANAPOLIS
Region 05Rank #19 of 160
Avg processing
235days
-31 vs national
Processing time
235
7.8 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,295
FY receipts
3,670
FY dispositions
3,296
Active judges
11
Video hearings
3%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
63.5%
+5.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.11
Growing
Rank
#19
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
38%
76%
0%Median 69.7%100%
At INDIANAPOLIS, approval rates range from 38.0% (Ciegel, Jeffrey S.) to 76.4% (Mages, Daniel) — 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 (69.7%), not the best case.
Judges at INDIANAPOLIS (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mages, Daniel | 76.4% | 347 | 265 | 82 | |
| Turner, Timothy | 73.0% | 137 | 100 | 37 | |
| Allen, Noell F. | 72.3% | 141 | 102 | 39 | |
| Veal, Shelette | 71.5% | 330 | 236 | 94 | |
| Odell, Jody | 70.3% | 300 | 211 | 89 | |
| LaPolt, Monica | 69.7% | 363 | 253 | 110 | |
| Whitfield, Gladys | 64.6% | 161 | 104 | 57 | |
| Roberson, Fredric | 63.9% | 335 | 214 | 121 | |
| Kroenecke, Teresa | 52.3% | 88 | 46 | 42 | |
| Walker, Kevin | 51.0% | 306 | 156 | 150 | |
| Ciegel, Jeffrey S. | 38.0% | 374 | 142 | 232 |