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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MINNEAPOLIS
Avg processing
263days
-3 vs national
Processing time
263
8.8 months
Hearing wait
8.5
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
55.0%
-2.7 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 55.0%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 (55.0%), not the best case.
Judges at MINNEAPOLIS (12)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thrasher, Richard | 85.7% | 98 | 84 | 14 | |
| Contorer, Beth | 82.4% | 336 | 277 | 59 | |
| Hart, Jeffrey W. | 61.6% | 341 | 210 | 131 | |
| Lough, Sarah | 58.0% | 274 | 159 | 115 | |
| Ayling, Corey | 55.1% | 365 | 201 | 164 | |
| Kimball, Peter | 55.0% | 333 | 183 | 150 | |
| Rabaut, John | 51.7% | 29 | 15 | 14 | |
| Pharris, Micah | 49.1% | 173 | 85 | 88 | |
| Klasic, Joshua | 47.0% | 362 | 170 | 192 | |
| Sammer, Julie | 44.1% | 238 | 105 | 133 | |
| Grey, Nicholas | 42.2% | 187 | 79 | 108 | |
| Sanzi, Thomas | 14.2% | 155 | 22 | 133 |