The Social Security Administration is gearing up to hire more Administrative Law Judges. That is the good news. This is an attempt to help bring the case back log down. The problem is that through retirement and attrition the net effect will still be the loss of more judges.
The short run outlook is still long waits for hearings for those seeking Social Security Disability. The long term plan will probably include hiring more judges and having them operate from regional hearing sites. That will certainly effect downstate Illinois claimants seeking Social Security disability in several ways. More on that in future posts.