Georgia.

Roughly 80,544 new disability claims are filed in Georgia each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $111M annually.

Annual DDS intake

80,544

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

34.9%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

249 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$111M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in Georgia hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
McIntyre, Melinda	COVINGTON GA	90.2%	337
McHenry, Laura G	ATLANTA DOWNTOWN	88.0%	166
Messina, Christopher	ST PETERSBURG FL OHO	82.4%	34
Murray, S. Charles	ATLANTA DOWNTOWN	80.8%	266
Grounds, Sonya	COVINGTON GA	79.1%	86

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

SAVANNAH229 days
ATLANTA NORTH232 days
MACON249 days

Slowest

COVINGTON GA270 days
ATLANTA DOWNTOWN264 days
MACON249 days

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Methodology · Figures reflect SSA public data through the latest release. Fee pool estimates annualize DDS intake at a conservative 20% retention rate with a 75% cap hit on retained backpay — not a performance guarantee. Approval rates describe historical decisions, not likelihoods on individual cases.