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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
State Profile
Ohio
OH · Region CHI
DDS approval rate
36.2%
-3.6 pts vs national
DDS approval rate
36.2%
National: 39.8%
3-year change
-0.7 pts
Annual receipts
81,533
FY2024
Hearing offices
6
42 ALJs
Latest monthly DDS data · 2026-07
Initial receipts
8,590
Initial determinations
8,897
Initial allowance rate
36.2%
Initial pending
20,045
Recon determinations
1,440
Recon allowance rate
15.6%
Hearing offices in Ohio
ALJs in Ohio (42)
Sorted by approval rate.
| Judge | Office | Approval | Decisions | Awards | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitellio, Gabrielle R. | TOLEDO OH | 84.6% | 344 | 291 | |
| Southern, Heidi | DAYTON | 80.3% | 345 | 277 | |
| Aliberti, Louis | CLEVELAND | 78.1% | 329 | 257 | |
| Barnes, Kevin | DAYTON | 76.8% | 370 | 284 | |
| Meadows, Cristen | CINCINNATI | 74.1% | 375 | 278 | |
| Hockensmith, Mark | SPECIAL REVIEW CADRE | 73.1% | 201 | 147 | |
| Cromer, Kimberly | COLUMBUS | 73.1% | 308 | 225 | |
| Hixson, Traci M | CLEVELAND | 69.7% | 356 | 248 | |
| Winfrey, Matthew | COLUMBUS | 68.1% | 285 | 194 | |
| Horan, Patrick M. | OAK PARK | 66.7% | 180 | 120 | |
| Hubler, Lloyd | CINCINNATI | 64.8% | 142 | 92 | |
| Hartranft, Jeffrey | COLUMBUS | 64.1% | 284 | 182 | |
| Rose, Joseph | CLEVELAND | 63.8% | 232 | 148 | |
| Balter, Michael | AKRON OH | 61.8% | 408 | 252 | |
| Lohr, Mary | AKRON OH | 61.5% | 338 | 208 | |
| Budney, Amy | CLEVELAND | 61.1% | 306 | 187 | |
| Southern, Noceeba | TOLEDO OH | 59.5% | 341 | 203 | |
| Adamo, Genevieve | CLEVELAND | 58.7% | 351 | 206 | |
| Kerber, Carrie | DAYTON | 57.8% | 365 | 211 | |
| Wang, Thomas | COLUMBUS | 57.1% | 175 | 100 | |
| Tepley, Jason P. | COLUMBUS | 56.9% | 346 | 197 | |
| Shinn, Charles | AKRON OH | 56.7% | 416 | 236 | |
| Leland, William | CLEVELAND | 56.4% | 365 | 206 | |
| Westley, Eric | CLEVELAND | 55.0% | 358 | 197 | |
| Kearney, Keith | CLEVELAND | 55.0% | 389 | 214 | |
| Jacques, Meredith | TOLEDO OH | 53.2% | 395 | 210 | |
| Lesperance, Jeannine | COLUMBUS | 52.1% | 192 | 100 | |
| Cendrosky, Sharlee | AKRON OH | 52.0% | 371 | 193 | |
| Kenyon, Gregory | DAYTON | 50.5% | 307 | 155 | |
| Panek, Jason | AKRON OH | 50.4% | 359 | 181 | |
| Carey, Patricia | TOLEDO OH | 48.5% | 371 | 180 | |
| Ashford, Earl | TOLEDO OH | 46.9% | 397 | 186 | |
| Tindale, Christopher | CINCINNATI | 46.1% | 304 | 140 | |
| Nguyen, Thuy-Anh | CINCINNATI | 41.3% | 276 | 114 | |
| Mantel, Dianne | TOLEDO OH | 38.6% | 350 | 135 | |
| Schmitz, Michael F. | AKRON OH | 37.1% | 402 | 149 | |
| Beatty, Gregory M. | AKRON OH | 35.1% | 74 | 26 | |
| Winters, Kathleen | TOLEDO OH | 33.8% | 154 | 52 | |
| Loucas, Penny | CLEVELAND | 33.5% | 358 | 120 | |
| Hodgson, Jessica | CINCINNATI | 33.1% | 320 | 106 | |
| Hajjar, Joseph | CLEVELAND | 22.5% | 360 | 81 | |
| Ma, Catherine | CLEVELAND | 8.5% | 305 | 26 |
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