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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
WILKES BARRE
Region 03Rank #116 of 160
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
44.3%
-13.4 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
20%
58%
0%Median 48.4%100%
At WILKES BARRE, approval rates range from 20.1% (Wolfe, Michelle) to 58.0% (Hardiman, Therese A.) — a 38-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 (48.4%), not the best case.
Judges at WILKES BARRE (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardiman, Therese A. | 58.0% | 176 | 102 | 74 | |
| Brady, Edward L. | 53.4% | 339 | 181 | 158 | |
| Dominick, Charles A. | 52.3% | 325 | 170 | 155 | |
| Wing, Timothy | 51.6% | 316 | 163 | 153 | |
| Oleyar, Mike | 51.2% | 201 | 103 | 98 | |
| Langan, Gerard W. | 48.4% | 310 | 150 | 160 | |
| Stolls, Michele | 46.2% | 327 | 151 | 176 | |
| Barletta, Frank | 43.2% | 333 | 144 | 189 | |
| Tranguch, Jarrod | 37.4% | 313 | 117 | 196 | |
| Balutis, Daniel | 28.8% | 257 | 74 | 183 | |
| Wolfe, Michelle | 20.1% | 293 | 59 | 234 |