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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBIA SC
Region 04Rank #53 of 160
Avg processing
247days
-17 vs national
Processing time
247
8.2 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,332
FY receipts
1,903
FY dispositions
1,817
Active judges
27
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
62.2%
+4.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.05
Growing
Rank
#53
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 26 judges
35%
82%
0%Median 67.4%100%
At COLUMBIA SC, approval rates range from 34.8% (Weaver, Cynthia) to 82.1% (Naylor, Amy) — 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 (67.4%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBIA SC (27)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Amy | 82.1% | 240 | 197 | 43 | |
| Dixon III, Andrew | 80.3% | 76 | 61 | 15 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 78.6% | 112 | 88 | 24 | |
| Jones, Stephanie M | 74.7% | 83 | 62 | 21 | |
| Herin, Walter Cary | 70.9% | 213 | 151 | 62 | |
| Lappin, Randi E | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Shoenholz, Jonathan T. | 69.4% | 363 | 252 | 111 | |
| Bumgarner, Ashley | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Selland, R. Dirk | 68.8% | 128 | 88 | 40 | |
| Dail, Grant | 68.3% | 167 | 114 | 53 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 67.9% | 140 | 95 | 45 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 67.8% | 115 | 78 | 37 | |
| Gray, Stacy | 66.9% | 130 | 87 | 43 | |
| Daniels, Christopher R | 65.3% | 199 | 130 | 69 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Capece, Anthony | 58.7% | 189 | 111 | 78 | |
| Healy, Philip | 58.6% | 133 | 78 | 55 | |
| Renfroe, Mary M. | 55.6% | 151 | 84 | 67 | |
| Spangler, Todd | 54.7% | 128 | 70 | 58 | |
| Monahan, Camille | 50.5% | 101 | 51 | 50 | |
| Vineyard, Joshua L. | 47.1% | 272 | 128 | 144 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 46.6% | 148 | 69 | 79 | |
| Droker, Robert | 46.6% | 118 | 55 | 63 | |
| Elkin, Paul | 45.2% | 104 | 47 | 57 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 43.2% | 169 | 73 | 96 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 34.8% | 92 | 32 | 60 |