Jonathan D. Greenberg

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Eastern Division, Cleveland) magistrate Appointed by U.S. District Judges for the Northern District of Ohio (merit-selected magistrate judge; magistrates are appointed by the district's Article III judges, not the President; eight-year term). Joined the court 2016-08-18, succeeding Magistrate Judge Nancy A. Vecchiarelli (who retired 2016-07-22). 5 signed orders read

Motion outcomes

Counted from classified signed orders only. Percentages are shown only where the sample is large enough to be meaningful; smaller samples are reported as raw counts.

Social security appeal
N = 5
counts only

A "1 of 1" is one ruling, not a tendency. Treat small samples as illustrative, not predictive.

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Williams v. Commissioner of Social Security
3:17-cv-02524-JJH · 2019-03-28
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“the September 18, 2018 Report and Recommendation of Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg, recommending I affirm the decision of the Commissioner ... I adopt the Report and Recommendation, (Doc. No. 13), in its entirety as the Order of the Court, and affirm the Commissioner's decision.”

Raney v. Commissioner of Social Security
5:20-cv-01488-JG · 2021-06-21
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“Magistrate Judge Greenberg accordingly recommended that this Court vacate and remand the Commissioner's ... the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Greenberg's R&R, incorporates it as if fully restated herein, and VACATES and REMANDS the Commissioner's decision.”

Brewer v. Commissioner of Social Security
1:23-cv-01241-CEF · 2024-04-18
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Denied

“On March 12, 2024, Magistrate Judge Jonathan Greenberg issued a Report and Recommendation ('R&R') recommending that the Court AFFIRM the Commissioner's final decision. ... the Court ADOPTS Magistrate Judge Greenberg's R&R, incorporating it fully herein by reference, and AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision.”

Renfrow v. Commissioner of Social Security
3:24-cv-00946-JJH · 2025-03-31
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“United States Magistrate Judge Jonathan D. Greenberg issued a Report and Recommendation ('R & R') recommending I vacate the Commissioner of Social Security's decision ... and remand this matter for further proceedings ... I ... adopt Judge Greenberg's R & R in its entirety as the final Order of this Court. The Commissioner's decision is vacated, and this matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with Judge Greenberg's R & R.”

Moore v. Commissioner of Social Security
1:25-cv-00486-DAR · 2026-03-13
Social security appeal (plaintiff) Granted

“The Magistrate Judge's R&R recommends the Court vacate Commissioner's decision and remand the matter for further proceedings. ... The Court has carefully reviewed the Report and Recommendation, finds no clear error, and agrees with the findings set forth therein. The Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (R. 11) is hereby ADOPTED ... The Commissioner's decision is hereby VACATED and this matter REMANDED for further proceedings.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

docket assigned_judge='Jonathan D. Greenberg' surfaces a current duty-magistrate CRIMINAL slice only (1:25-mj-* / 1:26-mj-* warrants, complaints, initial appearances) -- duty-rotation assignments, not his merits caseload. His substantive work (Social-Security 405(g) appeals, prisoner/civil R&Rs, 636(c) consent matters) is referred under the district judge's case number and is not enumerable by this string. No nature-of-suit mix or case durations are derivable from this slice beyond the criminal-duty matters themselves.