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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
JOHNSTOWN
Avg processing
258days
-8 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
926
FY receipts
945
FY dispositions
887
Active judges
4
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
56.7%
-1.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.07
Growing
Rank
#81
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 3 judges
49%
63%
0%Median 60.3%100%
At JOHNSTOWN, approval rates range from 48.9% (Reaves, Tiesh) to 63.1% (Hostovich, Julianne) — a 14-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 (60.3%), not the best case.
Judges at JOHNSTOWN (4)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostovich, Julianne | 63.1% | 195 | 123 | 72 | |
| Baker, Robert | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Powers, Erin | 60.3% | 443 | 267 | 176 | |
| Reaves, Tiesh | 48.9% | 376 | 184 | 192 |