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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG BEACH
Region 09Rank #78 of 160
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
55.6%
-2.1 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%
74%
0%Median 56.6%100%
At LONG BEACH, approval rates range from 28.9% (Coburn, D.) to 73.8% (Yerkey, Marc) — a 45-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 (56.6%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG BEACH (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yerkey, Marc | 73.8% | 191 | 141 | 50 | |
| Floyd, Cynthia | 70.1% | 281 | 197 | 84 | |
| Gallegos, Kimberly | 56.6% | 274 | 155 | 119 | |
| Marcee, Joseph T | 48.5% | 196 | 95 | 101 | |
| Coburn, D. | 28.9% | 239 | 69 | 170 |