Back to all offices
Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MACON
Region 04Rank #81 of 160
Avg processing
258days
-8 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,268
FY receipts
2,727
FY dispositions
1,981
Active judges
8
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
47.1%
-10.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.38
Growing
Rank
#81
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
18%
64%
0%Median 57.3%100%
At MACON, approval rates range from 18.4% (Howard, Emily Y.) to 64.4% (Guard, Christine A.) — a 46-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 (57.3%), not the best case.
Judges at MACON (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Guard, Christine A. | 64.4% | 104 | 67 | 37 | |
| Cornelius, David | 58.2% | 275 | 160 | 115 | |
| Hill, Vincent | 57.4% | 122 | 70 | 52 | |
| Thompson, Stephen | 57.3% | 300 | 172 | 128 | |
| Fulcher, Eric | 48.7% | 378 | 184 | 194 | |
| Uren Roberson, Amy | 35.8% | 204 | 73 | 131 | |
| Howard, Emily Y. | 18.4% | 282 | 52 | 230 |