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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
COLUMBIA SC
Avg processing
249days
-17 vs national
Processing time
249
8.3 months
Hearing wait
8.5
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
62.7%
+4.9 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
42%
83%
0%Median 66.5%100%
At COLUMBIA SC, approval rates range from 42.2% (Pustizzi, Jennifer) to 83.3% (Naylor, Amy) — a 41-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 (66.5%), not the best case.
Judges at COLUMBIA SC (27)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Amy | 83.3% | 323 | 269 | 54 | |
| Jones, Stephanie M | 79.1% | 129 | 102 | 27 | |
| Dixon III, Andrew | 78.6% | 117 | 92 | 25 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 77.1% | 157 | 121 | 36 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 70.8% | 154 | 109 | 45 | |
| Lappin, Randi E | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Shoenholz, Jonathan T. | 70.1% | 422 | 296 | 126 | |
| Bumgarner, Ashley | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Herin, Walter Cary | 69.3% | 280 | 194 | 86 | |
| Selland, R. Dirk | 69.1% | 162 | 112 | 50 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 68.4% | 206 | 141 | 65 | |
| Gray, Stacy | 66.9% | 172 | 115 | 57 | |
| Dail, Grant | 66.2% | 231 | 153 | 78 | |
| Daniels, Christopher R | 65.3% | 199 | 130 | 69 | |
| Silva, Mario | 61.5% | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
| Capece, Anthony | 57.6% | 191 | 110 | 81 | |
| Healy, Philip | 57.5% | 193 | 111 | 82 | |
| Renfroe, Mary M. | 55.6% | 198 | 110 | 88 | |
| Spangler, Todd | 52.7% | 201 | 106 | 95 | |
| Monahan, Camille | 50.8% | 124 | 63 | 61 | |
| Droker, Robert | 48.7% | 158 | 77 | 81 | |
| Vineyard, Joshua L. | 47.8% | 341 | 163 | 178 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 47.8% | 203 | 97 | 106 | |
| Elkin, Paul | 45.2% | 104 | 47 | 57 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 42.5% | 120 | 51 | 69 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 42.2% | 199 | 84 | 115 |