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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
JERSEY CITY
Avg processing
298days
+32 vs national
Processing time
298
9.9 months
Hearing wait
8.5
months (current)
Cases pending
3,206
FY receipts
3,390
FY dispositions
2,905
Active judges
10
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
65.3%
+7.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.17
Growing
Rank
#145
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 9 judges
49%
80%
0%Median 64.2%100%
At JERSEY CITY, approval rates range from 49.4% (Loewy, Dina R) to 79.9% (Barr, Sheena) — 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 (64.2%), not the best case.
Judges at JERSEY CITY (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barr, Sheena | 79.9% | 284 | 227 | 57 | |
| Addison, Andrea | 71.0% | 328 | 233 | 95 | |
| Moore, Trina | 65.5% | 368 | 241 | 127 | |
| Gonzalez, Robert | 64.5% | 389 | 251 | 138 | |
| Pantuso, Gina A | 64.2% | 246 | 158 | 88 | |
| Kenneally, Kevin | 63.5% | 425 | 270 | 155 | |
| Russak, Jack | 63.4% | 303 | 192 | 111 | |
| Suna, David | 62.2% | 246 | 153 | 93 | |
| Loewy, Dina R | 49.4% | 174 | 86 | 88 | |
| Toland, Marguerite | 40.0% | 25 | 10 | 15 |