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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
HARTFORD
Region 01Rank #75 of 160
Avg processing
256days
-8 vs national
Processing time
256
8.5 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,525
FY receipts
1,809
FY dispositions
1,863
Active judges
6
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.2%
+2.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
0.97
Shrinking
Rank
#75
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
47%
80%
0%Median 57.3%100%
At HARTFORD, approval rates range from 47.4% (Borre, Alexander) to 80.1% (Lemoine, Brian W) — a 33-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 (57.3%), not the best case.
Judges at HARTFORD (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lemoine, Brian W | 80.1% | 266 | 213 | 53 | |
| Noel, John | 67.8% | 298 | 202 | 96 | |
| Alger, Ryan | 58.3% | 180 | 105 | 75 | |
| Bonsangue, Louis | 56.2% | 290 | 163 | 127 | |
| Sweeney, Edward | 51.3% | 271 | 139 | 132 | |
| Borre, Alexander | 47.4% | 285 | 135 | 150 |