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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG ISLAND
Region 02Rank #143 of 160
Avg processing
296days
+30 vs national
Processing time
296
9.9 months
Hearing wait
8.0
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
71.4%
+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
59%
79%
0%Median 72.1%100%
At LONG ISLAND, approval rates range from 58.7% (Antonowicz, John) to 79.3% (Stagno, Linda A.) — a 21-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 (72.1%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG ISLAND (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagno, Linda A. | 79.3% | 217 | 172 | 45 | |
| Kilgannon, Patrick | 78.9% | 228 | 180 | 48 | |
| Tobias, David | 72.8% | 261 | 190 | 71 | |
| Berkowitz, Alan B | 72.1% | 301 | 217 | 84 | |
| Allen, Michelle | 71.3% | 150 | 107 | 43 | |
| Tirrell, Scott | 66.4% | 289 | 192 | 97 | |
| Antonowicz, John | 58.7% | 201 | 118 | 83 |