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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
NEW ORLEANS
Region 06Rank #110 of 160
Avg processing
272days
+6 vs national
Processing time
272
9.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,751
FY receipts
1,680
FY dispositions
1,316
Active judges
6
Video hearings
21%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
48.1%
-9.7 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
42%
85%
0%Median 46.4%100%
At NEW ORLEANS, approval rates range from 42.2% (Fraiser, Jim) to 85.0% (Volz, Louis J) — 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 (46.4%), 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 | |
| Morgan, Jeffery | 46.9% | 277 | 130 | 147 | |
| Wright, Charlotte A | 45.9% | 122 | 56 | 66 | |
| Anderson, Monica J | 44.6% | 316 | 141 | 175 | |
| Fraiser, Jim | 42.2% | 294 | 124 | 170 |