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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
OAKLAND
Avg processing
260days
-6 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,804
FY receipts
2,253
FY dispositions
1,722
Active judges
6
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
65.6%
+7.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.31
Growing
Rank
#88
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
49%
75%
0%Median 70.3%100%
At OAKLAND, approval rates range from 48.5% (McLaughlin, Corinne) to 75.0% (Gill, Kevin) — a 26-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 OAKLAND (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill, Kevin | 75.0% | 160 | 120 | 40 | |
| Hernandez, Evangelina | 75.0% | 296 | 222 | 74 | |
| Lunsford, Lisa | 74.3% | 342 | 254 | 88 | |
| Alis, Enrico | 66.4% | 321 | 213 | 108 | |
| LaBarre, David | 49.7% | 328 | 163 | 165 | |
| McLaughlin, Corinne | 48.5% | 136 | 66 | 70 |