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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
INDIANAPOLIS
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
63.6%
+5.9 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%
77%
0%Median 69.8%100%
At INDIANAPOLIS, approval rates range from 37.8% (Ciegel, Jeffrey S.) to 77.2% (Mages, Daniel) — a 39-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 (69.8%), not the best case.
Judges at INDIANAPOLIS (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mages, Daniel | 77.2% | 386 | 298 | 88 | |
| Allen, Noell F. | 73.9% | 165 | 122 | 43 | |
| Odell, Jody | 72.2% | 352 | 254 | 98 | |
| Veal, Shelette | 71.8% | 387 | 278 | 109 | |
| Turner, Timothy | 69.8% | 159 | 111 | 48 | |
| LaPolt, Monica | 69.8% | 410 | 286 | 124 | |
| Whitfield, Gladys | 64.6% | 161 | 104 | 57 | |
| Roberson, Fredric | 63.1% | 377 | 238 | 139 | |
| Kroenecke, Teresa | 52.3% | 88 | 46 | 42 | |
| Walker, Kevin | 50.3% | 358 | 180 | 178 | |
| Ciegel, Jeffrey S. | 37.8% | 418 | 158 | 260 |