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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN
Avg processing
285days
+19 vs national
Processing time
285
9.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,308
FY receipts
1,523
FY dispositions
1,145
Active judges
4
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.9%
+12.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.33
Growing
Rank
#132
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 4 judges
54%
87%
0%Median 70.2%100%
At LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN, approval rates range from 54.0% (Park, Sung) to 86.6% (Thompson, Michelle) — a 33-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 (70.2%), not the best case.
Judges at LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN (4)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Michelle | 86.6% | 328 | 284 | 44 | |
| Irias, Sigrid | 81.9% | 171 | 140 | 31 | |
| Gunn, Evelyn | 58.6% | 222 | 130 | 92 | |
| Park, Sung | 54.0% | 313 | 169 | 144 |