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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MEMPHIS
Avg processing
289days
+23 vs national
Processing time
289
9.6 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,090
FY receipts
1,815
FY dispositions
1,525
Active judges
11
Video hearings
4%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.5%
+2.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.19
Growing
Rank
#135
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
38%
87%
0%Median 56.9%100%
At MEMPHIS, approval rates range from 38.3% (Eddins-Hill, Rosalind) to 86.6% (Thompson, Michelle) — a 48-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 (56.9%), not the best case.
Judges at MEMPHIS (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, Michelle | 86.6% | 328 | 284 | 44 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Willis, David | 65.6% | 128 | 84 | 44 | |
| Waller, Robert | 60.7% | 61 | 37 | 24 | |
| Hodum, Robert | 58.8% | 340 | 200 | 140 | |
| Peebles, John | 56.9% | 334 | 190 | 144 | |
| Lang, Jerry | 54.3% | 276 | 150 | 126 | |
| Monahan, Camille | 50.8% | 124 | 63 | 61 | |
| Jones, Lyle | 44.1% | 59 | 26 | 33 | |
| Bowling, Robert B | 39.8% | 133 | 53 | 80 | |
| Eddins-Hill, Rosalind | 38.3% | 60 | 23 | 37 |