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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PEORIA
Avg processing
249days
-17 vs national
Processing time
249
8.3 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,336
FY receipts
1,486
FY dispositions
1,440
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.7%
+0.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.03
Growing
Rank
#57
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
38%
68%
0%Median 57.9%100%
At PEORIA, approval rates range from 37.7% (Wood, John) to 68.4% (Strickler, Nathaniel E) — a 31-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 (57.9%), not the best case.
Judges at PEORIA (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strickler, Nathaniel E | 68.4% | 373 | 255 | 118 | |
| Schwartz, Robert | 59.9% | 349 | 209 | 140 | |
| Luker, Daniel | 57.9% | 361 | 209 | 152 | |
| Wilson, Shreese | 46.4% | 84 | 39 | 45 | |
| Wood, John | 37.7% | 191 | 72 | 119 |