Back to all offices
Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
BOSTON
Region 01Rank #149 of 160
Avg processing
311days
+45 vs national
Processing time
311
10.4 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,966
FY receipts
1,579
FY dispositions
1,090
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
59.0%
+1.2 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 63.2%100%
At BOSTON, approval rates range from 36.1% (Teehan, Sean) to 82.4% (Sedaca, Joani) — a 46-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 (63.2%), not the best case.
Judges at BOSTON (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sedaca, Joani | 82.4% | 222 | 183 | 39 | |
| Ramsey, William | 67.1% | 70 | 47 | 23 | |
| Hurley, Francis | 66.3% | 184 | 122 | 62 | |
| Klibaner, Alexander | 60.0% | 215 | 129 | 86 | |
| Sharrard, Anne | 46.8% | 139 | 65 | 74 | |
| Rodgers, Sujata | 45.5% | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| Teehan, Sean | 36.1% | 241 | 87 | 154 |