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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Avg processing
255days
-11 vs national
Processing time
255
8.5 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,530
FY receipts
1,773
FY dispositions
1,362
Active judges
5
Video hearings
51%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.0%
-6.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.30
Growing
Rank
#72
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
31%
87%
0%Median 47.0%100%
At CHARLOTTESVILLE, approval rates range from 30.5% (Munday, H) to 86.6% (Thompson, Michelle) — a 56-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 (47.0%), not the best case.
Judges at CHARLOTTESVILLE (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Michelle | 86.6% | 328 | 284 | 44 | |
| Rippel, Brian | 47.3% | 374 | 177 | 197 | |
| Moore, Carol | 47.0% | 217 | 102 | 115 | |
| Koclanes, Peter N | 43.1% | 399 | 172 | 227 | |
| Munday, H | 30.5% | 311 | 95 | 216 |