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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LEXINGTON
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
49.8%
-7.9 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
38%
58%
0%Median 51.2%100%
At LEXINGTON, approval rates range from 37.7% (Holsclaw, Greg) to 57.7% (Crocker, Boyce) — a 20-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 (51.2%), not the best case.
Judges at LEXINGTON (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crocker, Boyce | 57.7% | 409 | 236 | 173 | |
| Sheppard, Christopher | 54.1% | 394 | 213 | 181 | |
| Stanley, Jonathan | 53.3% | 400 | 213 | 187 | |
| Eastham, Jeffrey L | 52.6% | 403 | 212 | 191 | |
| Isaacs, Davida | 52.6% | 386 | 203 | 183 | |
| Saragas, Antony | 49.8% | 422 | 210 | 212 | |
| Jackson, Karen R. | 47.7% | 367 | 175 | 192 | |
| Lovitt, Jerry | 45.7% | 348 | 159 | 189 | |
| Bowling, Robert B | 39.8% | 133 | 53 | 80 | |
| Holsclaw, Greg | 37.7% | 406 | 153 | 253 |