Market opportunity · AZ
Strong marketArizona.
Roughly 40,572 new disability claims are filed in Arizona each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $56M annually.
40,572
Initial claims / year
33.5%
Nat'l: 39.8%
306 days
Nat'l hearing: 365 days
$56M
Annualized · retention × cap
01 · Bench
Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.
Judges currently on the bench in Arizona hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.
| ALJ | Office | Approval | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Larry E | TUCSON | 84.8% | 270 |
| Suing, Timothy | HOUSTON WEST | 77.3% | 22 |
| Armbruster, Ted | PHOENIX NORTH | 75.9% | 257 |
| Davis, Charles | TUCSON | 75.5% | 302 |
| Gaffney, John | PHOENIX DOWNTOWN | 75.4% | 350 |
02 · Offices
Hearing-office timing.
Fastest
- PHOENIX DOWNTOWN273 days
- TUCSON296 days
- PHOENIX NORTH350 days
Slowest
- PHOENIX NORTH350 days
- TUCSON296 days
- PHOENIX DOWNTOWN273 days
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.