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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG BEACH
Region 09Rank #75 of 160
Avg processing
256days
-8 vs national
Processing time
256
8.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,922
FY receipts
2,096
FY dispositions
1,331
Active judges
5
Video hearings
34%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
56.2%
-1.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.57
Growing
Rank
#75
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
28%
75%
0%Median 58.0%100%
At LONG BEACH, approval rates range from 28.1% (Coburn, D.) to 74.6% (Yerkey, Marc) — a 46-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 (58.0%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG BEACH (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerkey, Marc | 74.6% | 173 | 129 | 44 | |
| Floyd, Cynthia | 72.8% | 246 | 179 | 67 | |
| Gallegos, Kimberly | 58.0% | 245 | 142 | 103 | |
| Marcee, Joseph T | 47.2% | 180 | 85 | 95 | |
| Coburn, D. | 28.1% | 217 | 61 | 156 |