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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MONTGOMERY
Region 04Rank #27 of 160
Avg processing
237days
-27 vs national
Processing time
237
7.9 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,854
FY receipts
3,164
FY dispositions
2,683
Active judges
11
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.3%
+11.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.18
Growing
Rank
#27
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
47%
92%
0%Median 69.7%100%
At MONTGOMERY, approval rates range from 47.2% (Latham, Carol) to 91.6% (Strong, C. Rene) — a 44-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 (69.7%), not the best case.
Judges at MONTGOMERY (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong, C. Rene | 91.6% | 239 | 219 | 20 | |
| Intoccia, Vincent | 83.4% | 308 | 257 | 51 | |
| Naylor, Amy | 82.1% | 240 | 197 | 43 | |
| Oakes, Brian A. | 76.1% | 259 | 197 | 62 | |
| Akins, George M. | 73.8% | 80 | 59 | 21 | |
| South, Ricky V. | 69.7% | 290 | 202 | 88 | |
| Barnett-Jefferson, Renita | 66.1% | 295 | 195 | 100 | |
| Healy, Philip | 58.6% | 133 | 78 | 55 | |
| Langland, John | 55.6% | 277 | 154 | 123 | |
| Johnson, Jessica Marie | 52.4% | 166 | 87 | 79 | |
| Latham, Carol | 47.2% | 269 | 127 | 142 |