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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WILKES BARRE
Avg processing
275days
+9 vs national
Processing time
275
9.2 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,257
FY receipts
4,649
FY dispositions
3,791
Active judges
11
Video hearings
40%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
44.7%
-13.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.23
Growing
Rank
#116
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
19%
60%
0%Median 49.6%100%
At WILKES BARRE, approval rates range from 18.9% (Wolfe, Michelle) to 60.2% (Hardiman, Therese A.) — a 41-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 (49.6%), not the best case.
Judges at WILKES BARRE (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardiman, Therese A. | 60.2% | 196 | 118 | 78 | |
| Brady, Edward L. | 54.7% | 384 | 210 | 174 | |
| Dominick, Charles A. | 52.3% | 369 | 193 | 176 | |
| Oleyar, Mike | 51.1% | 233 | 119 | 114 | |
| Wing, Timothy | 50.9% | 350 | 178 | 172 | |
| Langan, Gerard W. | 49.6% | 343 | 170 | 173 | |
| Barletta, Frank | 45.7% | 392 | 179 | 213 | |
| Stolls, Michele | 44.1% | 370 | 163 | 207 | |
| Tranguch, Jarrod | 37.7% | 363 | 137 | 226 | |
| Balutis, Daniel | 28.8% | 257 | 74 | 183 | |
| Wolfe, Michelle | 18.9% | 334 | 63 | 271 |