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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
NEW ORLEANS
Region 06Rank #106 of 160
Avg processing
270days
+6 vs national
Processing time
270
9.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,774
FY receipts
1,525
FY dispositions
1,138
Active judges
6
Video hearings
21%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
47.0%
-10.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.34
Growing
Rank
#106
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
40%
85%
0%Median 46.3%100%
At NEW ORLEANS, approval rates range from 39.9% (Fraiser, Jim) to 85.0% (Volz, Louis J) — a 45-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 (46.3%), not the best case.
Judges at NEW ORLEANS (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volz, Louis J | 85.0% | 60 | 51 | 9 | |
| Juge, Christopher H. | 56.3% | 144 | 81 | 63 | |
| Wright, Charlotte A | 46.7% | 107 | 50 | 57 | |
| Morgan, Jeffery | 45.9% | 242 | 111 | 131 | |
| Anderson, Monica J | 41.4% | 278 | 115 | 163 | |
| Fraiser, Jim | 39.9% | 253 | 101 | 152 |