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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
NEW ORLEANS
Avg processing
272days
+6 vs national
Processing time
272
9.1 months
Hearing wait
9.5
months (current)
Cases pending
1,751
FY receipts
1,680
FY dispositions
1,316
Active judges
7
Video hearings
21%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
48.4%
-9.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.28
Growing
Rank
#110
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
43%
85%
0%Median 45.3%100%
At NEW ORLEANS, approval rates range from 42.9% (Wright, Charlotte A) to 85.0% (Volz, Louis J) — a 42-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 (45.3%), not the best case.
Judges at NEW ORLEANS (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volz, Louis J | 85.0% | 60 | 51 | 9 | |
| Juge, Christopher H. | 62.9% | 170 | 107 | 63 | |
| Morgan, Jeffery | 46.4% | 321 | 149 | 172 | |
| Anderson, Monica J | 44.2% | 360 | 159 | 201 | |
| Fraiser, Jim | 43.4% | 341 | 148 | 193 | |
| Wright, Charlotte A | 42.9% | 147 | 63 | 84 | |
| Dowling, John M. | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 1 |