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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MINNEAPOLIS
Region 05Rank #94 of 160
Avg processing
263days
-3 vs national
Processing time
263
8.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,216
FY receipts
3,012
FY dispositions
2,360
Active judges
12
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
54.4%
-3.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.28
Growing
Rank
#94
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
14%
86%
0%Median 51.7%100%
At MINNEAPOLIS, approval rates range from 14.2% (Sanzi, Thomas) to 85.7% (Thrasher, Richard) — a 72-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 (51.7%), not the best case.
Judges at MINNEAPOLIS (12)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrasher, Richard | 85.7% | 98 | 84 | 14 | |
| Contorer, Beth | 81.7% | 289 | 236 | 53 | |
| Hart, Jeffrey W. | 60.9% | 294 | 179 | 115 | |
| Lough, Sarah | 57.9% | 273 | 158 | 115 | |
| Ayling, Corey | 56.4% | 335 | 189 | 146 | |
| Kimball, Peter | 51.7% | 286 | 148 | 138 | |
| Pharris, Micah | 50.0% | 146 | 73 | 73 | |
| Rabaut, John | 50.0% | 28 | 14 | 14 | |
| Klasic, Joshua | 46.6% | 313 | 146 | 167 | |
| Sammer, Julie | 43.2% | 185 | 80 | 105 | |
| Grey, Nicholas | 42.2% | 187 | 79 | 108 | |
| Sanzi, Thomas | 14.2% | 155 | 22 | 133 |