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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
BOSTON
Avg processing
311days
+45 vs national
Processing time
311
10.4 months
Hearing wait
9.5
months (current)
Cases pending
1,966
FY receipts
1,579
FY dispositions
1,090
Active judges
8
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.7%
+1.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.45
Growing
Rank
#149
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
36%
82%
0%Median 63.5%100%
At BOSTON, approval rates range from 35.8% (Teehan, Sean) to 82.4% (Sedaca, Joani) — a 47-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 (63.5%), not the best case.
Judges at BOSTON (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedaca, Joani | 82.4% | 222 | 183 | 39 | |
| Hurley, Francis | 66.7% | 186 | 124 | 62 | |
| Ramsey, William | 65.9% | 82 | 54 | 28 | |
| Klibaner, Alexander | 61.2% | 255 | 156 | 99 | |
| Michalec Olszewski, Laura | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Sharrard, Anne | 48.3% | 174 | 84 | 90 | |
| Rodgers, Sujata | 45.5% | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Teehan, Sean | 35.8% | 260 | 93 | 167 |