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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LONG ISLAND
Region 02Rank #144 of 160
Avg processing
300days
+36 vs national
Processing time
300
10.0 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,797
FY receipts
2,563
FY dispositions
1,681
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
71.9%
+14.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.52
Growing
Rank
#144
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
57%
79%
0%Median 73.6%100%
At LONG ISLAND, approval rates range from 57.2% (Antonowicz, John) to 79.2% (Stagno, Linda A.) — a 22-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 (73.6%), not the best case.
Judges at LONG ISLAND (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stagno, Linda A. | 79.2% | 202 | 160 | 42 | |
| Kilgannon, Patrick | 78.5% | 200 | 157 | 43 | |
| Tobias, David | 73.8% | 233 | 172 | 61 | |
| Berkowitz, Alan B | 73.6% | 265 | 195 | 70 | |
| Allen, Michelle | 72.3% | 130 | 94 | 36 | |
| Tirrell, Scott | 66.3% | 261 | 173 | 88 | |
| Antonowicz, John | 57.2% | 159 | 91 | 68 |