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I’m sorry to report some bad news. The processing times at the Washington and Baltimore hearing offices have increased. Washington, which used to be in the top 20 hearing offices in the nation for processing time, has dropped to number 65. The average processing time is now 447 days. Baltimore now ranks at number 90, with an average processing time of 495 days. This news is certainly disappointing; especially in light of the Commissioner’s stated commitment to lessen the backlog.

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Processing times at the various hearing offices continue to vary greatly. During the month of February, 2008, the hearing office with the shortest average processing time was Harrisburg, PA. SSA Locator The average processing time for that office was 258 days. Bringing up the rear at number 143, was Indianapolis, IN with an average processing time of 816 days.

During this period, Washington, DC dropped farther down the list to number 36. The DC hearing office had an average processing time of 394 days. Certainly not a great showing but much better than Baltimore which weighed in at number 97 and reflected a processing time of 542 days.

In reading these numbers, please bear in mind that these are average processing times. Some cases may proceed at a much quicker pace and others may proceed at a slower pace. Each case is different.

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