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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WILKES BARRE
Region 03Rank #116 of 160
Avg processing
275days
+11 vs national
Processing time
275
9.2 months
Hearing wait
8.5
months (current)
Cases pending
4,478
FY receipts
4,416
FY dispositions
3,337
Active judges
11
Video hearings
40%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
44.1%
-13.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.32
Growing
Rank
#116
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
18%
60%
0%Median 47.9%100%
At WILKES BARRE, approval rates range from 18.4% (Wolfe, Michelle) to 60.3% (Hardiman, Therese A.) — a 42-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 (47.9%), not the best case.
Judges at WILKES BARRE (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardiman, Therese A. | 60.3% | 156 | 94 | 62 | |
| Brady, Edward L. | 54.3% | 300 | 163 | 137 | |
| Wing, Timothy | 53.4% | 290 | 155 | 135 | |
| Dominick, Charles A. | 52.6% | 293 | 154 | 139 | |
| Oleyar, Mike | 52.0% | 177 | 92 | 85 | |
| Langan, Gerard W. | 47.9% | 282 | 135 | 147 | |
| Stolls, Michele | 44.0% | 277 | 122 | 155 | |
| Barletta, Frank | 42.6% | 289 | 123 | 166 | |
| Tranguch, Jarrod | 35.7% | 280 | 100 | 180 | |
| Balutis, Daniel | 25.8% | 213 | 55 | 158 | |
| Wolfe, Michelle | 18.4% | 250 | 46 | 204 |