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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
HARTFORD
Region 01Rank #68 of 160
Avg processing
254days
-12 vs national
Processing time
254
8.5 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,437
FY receipts
1,971
FY dispositions
2,113
Active judges
6
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
59.5%
+1.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
0.93
Shrinking
Rank
#68
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
48%
79%
0%Median 55.9%100%
At HARTFORD, approval rates range from 47.5% (Borre, Alexander) to 78.9% (Lemoine, Brian W) — a 31-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 (55.9%), not the best case.
Judges at HARTFORD (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoine, Brian W | 78.9% | 298 | 235 | 63 | |
| Noel, John | 67.6% | 349 | 236 | 113 | |
| Alger, Ryan | 56.7% | 208 | 118 | 90 | |
| Bonsangue, Louis | 55.1% | 332 | 183 | 149 | |
| Sweeney, Edward | 50.2% | 293 | 147 | 146 | |
| Borre, Alexander | 47.5% | 326 | 155 | 171 |