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CLEVELAND Hearing Office
  • OHIO
  • 45 Administrative Law Judges
Office Approval Rate
45%
State average: 47% ▼ (Below State Avg.)
National average: 49% ▼ (Below National Avg.)
* Based on aggregated Social Security disability hearing decisions issued during Fiscal Year 2026.
Average Hearing Wait Time
7Months
State average: 7.8 Month ▼ (Below State Avg.)
National average: 8.1 Month ▼ (Below National Avg.)

List of Judges

Judges at this hearing office vary in approval rates and decision volume. Select a judge to view individual statistics.

(Judge-level statistics reflect the most recent fiscal year with available data.
Approval rates may vary over time and by case type.)

Judge Name Approval Rate Compared to Office Average Decision Count Data Recency
Eric Westley0% Below (office avg. 45%) 0—
Morley White50% Above (office avg. 45%) 42010
Eric Westley39% Below (office avg. 45%) 3,5192025
Joseph Vallowe50% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,7232020
Richard N Staples60% Above (office avg. 45%) 2772010
Charles Shinn60% Above (office avg. 45%) 1362012
Barbara Sheehe68% Above (office avg. 45%) 6502011
Edmund Round51% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,7772015
Joseph A Rose50% Above (office avg. 45%) 2,1832025
George D Roscoe29% Below (office avg. 45%) 3,3272020
Cheryl M Rini63% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,7722017
Patrick J Rhoa30% Below (office avg. 45%) 6732013
Thomas M Randazzo41% Below (office avg. 45%) 1,3332014
Jeffrey Raeber0% Below (office avg. 45%) 12020
Martin McClelland27% Below (office avg. 45%) 5212019
James M Martin39% Below (office avg. 45%) 982016
Catherine Ma15% Below (office avg. 45%) 1,5792025
William J Mackowiak74% Above (office avg. 45%) 2402012
Alfred V Lucas58% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,2082014
Penny Loucas24% Below (office avg. 45%) 2,9202025
Mary Lohr39% Below (office avg. 45%) 752015
Patricia Lobo84% Above (office avg. 45%) 2932010
Pamela E Loesel42% Below (office avg. 45%) 3,9572020
Suzanne A Littlefield45% Near (office avg. 45%) 4402012
William Leland34% Below (office avg. 45%) 2,3892025
Dennis LeBlanc55% Above (office avg. 45%) 9542011
Kendra S Kleber52% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,9812013
Keith J Kearney43% Below (office avg. 45%) 1,9062025
Traci M Hixson52% Above (office avg. 45%) 4,5602025
Stephen M Hanekamp55% Above (office avg. 45%) 1102010
Joseph G Hajjar25% Below (office avg. 45%) 1,8232025
Susan G Giuffre17% Below (office avg. 45%) 2,6112020
Tammy Georgian8% Below (office avg. 45%) 1872015
Kevin W Fallis45% Near (office avg. 45%) 1632011
Andrew M Emerson62% Above (office avg. 45%) 3002011
Jonathan Eliot23% Below (office avg. 45%) 2742016
James Dixon48% Above (office avg. 45%) 4692012
Yelanda Collins45% Near (office avg. 45%) 2472016
Thomas A Ciccolini78% Above (office avg. 45%) 7772010
Scott R Canfield22% Below (office avg. 45%) 1,6622019
Amy Budney52% Above (office avg. 45%) 3182020
Peter R Bronson61% Above (office avg. 45%) 1,6692016
Peter Beekman39% Below (office avg. 45%) 4,7372020
Frederick Andreas35% Below (office avg. 45%) 3,6472025
Sara L Alston67% Above (office avg. 45%) 1732013
Advanced office metrics

These statistics provide additional context about how cases are processed at this hearing office.
They reflect system-level activity, not individual judge decision behavior, and may vary based on administrative and procedural factors.

243 Days
Average Case Processing Time
16%
Dismissal Rate
40%
Denied Rate
1.8
Dispositions per Day per ALJ
Statistics are aggregated from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data.