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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
OAKLAND
Region 09Rank #90 of 160
Avg processing
260days
-4 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,819
FY receipts
2,046
FY dispositions
1,500
Active judges
6
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
66.4%
+8.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.36
Growing
Rank
#90
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
51%
75%
0%Median 70.9%100%
At OAKLAND, approval rates range from 51.2% (LaBarre, David) to 75.0% (Gill, Kevin) — a 24-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 (70.9%), not the best case.
Judges at OAKLAND (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill, Kevin | 75.0% | 128 | 96 | 32 | |
| Lunsford, Lisa | 74.3% | 265 | 197 | 68 | |
| Hernandez, Evangelina | 73.0% | 226 | 165 | 61 | |
| Alis, Enrico | 68.9% | 241 | 166 | 75 | |
| McLaughlin, Corinne | 52.5% | 99 | 52 | 47 | |
| LaBarre, David | 51.2% | 254 | 130 | 124 |