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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
MONTGOMERY
Avg processing
239days
-27 vs national
Processing time
239
8.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,593
FY receipts
3,235
FY dispositions
3,015
Active judges
11
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.3%
+11.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.07
Growing
Rank
#31
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
49%
92%
0%Median 70.3%100%
At MONTGOMERY, approval rates range from 48.6% (Latham, Carol) to 91.6% (Strong, C. Rene) — a 43-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 (70.3%), not the best case.
Judges at MONTGOMERY (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong, C. Rene | 91.6% | 239 | 219 | 20 | |
| Intoccia, Vincent | 83.8% | 345 | 289 | 56 | |
| Naylor, Amy | 83.3% | 323 | 269 | 54 | |
| Oakes, Brian A. | 77.1% | 349 | 269 | 80 | |
| Akins, George M. | 73.8% | 80 | 59 | 21 | |
| South, Ricky V. | 70.3% | 387 | 272 | 115 | |
| Barnett-Jefferson, Renita | 68.5% | 384 | 263 | 121 | |
| Healy, Philip | 57.5% | 193 | 111 | 82 | |
| Langland, John | 55.2% | 362 | 200 | 162 | |
| Johnson, Jessica Marie | 53.1% | 192 | 102 | 90 | |
| Latham, Carol | 48.6% | 356 | 173 | 183 |