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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LANSING
Avg processing
229days
-37 vs national
Processing time
229
7.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,641
FY receipts
2,091
FY dispositions
1,660
Active judges
5
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
53.0%
-4.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.26
Growing
Rank
#9
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
39%
83%
0%Median 46.4%100%
At LANSING, approval rates range from 39.0% (Read, David) to 82.7% (Ambrose, Christopher) — a 44-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 (46.4%), not the best case.
Judges at LANSING (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambrose, Christopher | 82.7% | 266 | 220 | 46 | |
| Rosenberg, Amy | 62.0% | 347 | 215 | 132 | |
| Jones, Paul W | 46.4% | 338 | 157 | 181 | |
| Burgtorf, Brian | 40.9% | 345 | 141 | 204 | |
| Read, David | 39.0% | 328 | 128 | 200 |