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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBIA SC
Region 04Rank #57 of 160
Avg processing
249days
-17 vs national
Processing time
249
8.3 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,426
FY receipts
2,114
FY dispositions
1,934
Active judges
27
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
62.5%
+4.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.09
Growing
Rank
#57
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 26 judges
38%
82%
0%Median 67.0%100%
At COLUMBIA SC, approval rates range from 37.6% (Weaver, Cynthia) to 81.9% (Naylor, Amy) — a 44-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 (67.0%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBIA SC (27)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Amy | 81.9% | 282 | 231 | 51 | |
| Dixon III, Andrew | 80.2% | 101 | 81 | 20 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 78.4% | 125 | 98 | 27 | |
| Jones, Stephanie M | 75.2% | 109 | 82 | 27 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 70.6% | 143 | 101 | 42 | |
| Herin, Walter Cary | 70.6% | 245 | 173 | 72 | |
| Lappin, Randi E | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.0% | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
| Selland, R. Dirk | 69.7% | 152 | 106 | 46 | |
| Shoenholz, Jonathan T. | 69.5% | 387 | 269 | 118 | |
| Bumgarner, Ashley | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Dail, Grant | 67.5% | 191 | 129 | 62 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 67.3% | 171 | 115 | 56 | |
| Gray, Stacy | 66.7% | 150 | 100 | 50 | |
| Daniels, Christopher R | 65.3% | 199 | 130 | 69 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Healy, Philip | 60.1% | 153 | 92 | 61 | |
| Capece, Anthony | 58.7% | 189 | 111 | 78 | |
| Renfroe, Mary M. | 56.6% | 175 | 99 | 76 | |
| Spangler, Todd | 54.1% | 159 | 86 | 73 | |
| Monahan, Camille | 50.9% | 116 | 59 | 57 | |
| Droker, Robert | 48.2% | 139 | 67 | 72 | |
| Vineyard, Joshua L. | 48.0% | 300 | 144 | 156 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 46.3% | 177 | 82 | 95 | |
| Elkin, Paul | 45.2% | 104 | 47 | 57 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 41.5% | 188 | 78 | 110 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 37.6% | 101 | 38 | 63 |