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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
ALBUQUERQUE
Region 06Rank #92 of 160
Avg processing
261days
-3 vs national
Processing time
261
8.7 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,000
FY receipts
1,906
FY dispositions
1,374
Active judges
18
Video hearings
39%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
53.8%
-4.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.39
Growing
Rank
#92
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 16 judges
40%
84%
0%Median 50.7%100%
At ALBUQUERQUE, approval rates range from 39.7% (Van Vleck, Deborah J) to 83.9% (Stults, Douglas) — a 44-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (50.7%), not the best case.
Judges at ALBUQUERQUE (18)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stults, Douglas | 83.9% | 254 | 213 | 41 | |
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Fellabaum, Jennifer | 62.9% | 186 | 117 | 69 | |
| Hansen, Holly | 60.6% | 284 | 172 | 112 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 | |
| Lough, Sarah | 57.2% | 236 | 135 | 101 | |
| Juge, Christopher H. | 56.3% | 144 | 81 | 63 | |
| Wiedemann, Karen | 55.8% | 217 | 121 | 96 | |
| Lindsay, Michelle | 52.2% | 23 | 12 | 11 | |
| Benedict, David | 51.6% | 248 | 128 | 120 | |
| Timmins, Talia | 49.8% | 205 | 102 | 103 | |
| Exnicios, Richard M. | 49.0% | 253 | 124 | 129 | |
| Leppala, Michael | 48.9% | 235 | 115 | 120 | |
| Hertzig, Michael S. | 48.6% | 179 | 87 | 92 | |
| Midles, Matt | 48.1% | 162 | 78 | 84 | |
| O'Melinn, Barry | 47.2% | 286 | 135 | 151 | |
| Freedman, Robert | 43.2% | 271 | 117 | 154 | |
| Van Vleck, Deborah J | 39.7% | 234 | 93 | 141 |