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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
BILLINGS
Avg processing
278days
+12 vs national
Processing time
278
9.3 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,732
FY receipts
1,463
FY dispositions
1,191
Active judges
7
Video hearings
41%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
61.1%
+3.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.23
Growing
Rank
#120
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
48%
75%
0%Median 61.3%100%
At BILLINGS, approval rates range from 48.4% (Henry, Bryan) to 75.1% (Kurbegov, Sasha) — a 27-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 (61.3%), not the best case.
Judges at BILLINGS (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurbegov, Sasha | 75.1% | 189 | 142 | 47 | |
| Dvarishkis, Tanya | 71.2% | 309 | 220 | 89 | |
| Kays, John | 64.0% | 225 | 144 | 81 | |
| O'Brien-Persons, Wynne | 61.3% | 75 | 46 | 29 | |
| Brennan, Luke A | 60.9% | 363 | 221 | 142 | |
| Henry, Brian J | 51.7% | 178 | 92 | 86 | |
| Henry, Bryan | 48.4% | 368 | 178 | 190 |