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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LEXINGTON
Region 04Rank #13 of 160
Avg processing
232days
-34 vs national
Processing time
232
7.7 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,159
FY receipts
4,065
FY dispositions
3,649
Active judges
10
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
49.4%
-8.3 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.11
Growing
Rank
#13
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 10 judges
37%
57%
0%Median 50.5%100%
At LEXINGTON, approval rates range from 36.6% (Holsclaw, Greg) to 57.5% (Crocker, Boyce) — a 21-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 (50.5%), not the best case.
Judges at LEXINGTON (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker, Boyce | 57.5% | 362 | 208 | 154 | |
| Sheppard, Christopher | 54.2% | 336 | 182 | 154 | |
| Stanley, Jonathan | 53.3% | 349 | 186 | 163 | |
| Eastham, Jeffrey L | 53.1% | 354 | 188 | 166 | |
| Isaacs, Davida | 51.4% | 331 | 170 | 161 | |
| Saragas, Antony | 49.7% | 364 | 181 | 183 | |
| Jackson, Karen R. | 47.4% | 323 | 153 | 170 | |
| Lovitt, Jerry | 45.6% | 309 | 141 | 168 | |
| Bowling, Robert B | 37.8% | 119 | 45 | 74 | |
| Holsclaw, Greg | 36.6% | 361 | 132 | 229 |