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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG ISLAND
Avg processing
296days
+30 vs national
Processing time
296
9.9 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,805
FY receipts
2,789
FY dispositions
1,899
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
71.3%
+13.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.47
Growing
Rank
#143
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
62%
79%
0%Median 72.4%100%
At LONG ISLAND, approval rates range from 61.7% (Antonowicz, John) to 79.0% (Stagno, Linda A.) — a 17-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 (72.4%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG ISLAND (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagno, Linda A. | 79.0% | 262 | 207 | 55 | |
| Kilgannon, Patrick | 76.8% | 259 | 199 | 60 | |
| Allen, Michelle | 72.8% | 180 | 131 | 49 | |
| Tobias, David | 72.4% | 290 | 210 | 80 | |
| Berkowitz, Alan B | 71.3% | 342 | 244 | 98 | |
| Tirrell, Scott | 66.4% | 333 | 221 | 112 | |
| Antonowicz, John | 61.7% | 253 | 156 | 97 |