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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG BEACH
Avg processing
257days
-9 vs national
Processing time
257
8.6 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,843
FY receipts
2,161
FY dispositions
1,475
Active judges
5
Video hearings
34%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
55.3%
-2.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.47
Growing
Rank
#78
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
29%
73%
0%Median 57.3%100%
At LONG BEACH, approval rates range from 28.9% (Coburn, D.) to 73.0% (Yerkey, Marc) — 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 (57.3%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG BEACH (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerkey, Marc | 73.0% | 233 | 170 | 63 | |
| Floyd, Cynthia | 68.4% | 326 | 223 | 103 | |
| Gallegos, Kimberly | 57.3% | 335 | 192 | 143 | |
| Marcee, Joseph T | 48.8% | 207 | 101 | 106 | |
| Coburn, D. | 28.9% | 291 | 84 | 207 |