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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
OAKLAND
Region 09Rank #88 of 160
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
66.2%
+8.4 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%
76%
0%Median 71.2%100%
At OAKLAND, approval rates range from 49.1% (LaBarre, David) to 75.8% (Gill, Kevin) — a 27-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 (71.2%), not the best case.
Judges at OAKLAND (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gill, Kevin | 75.8% | 149 | 113 | 36 | |
| Lunsford, Lisa | 74.6% | 299 | 223 | 76 | |
| Hernandez, Evangelina | 74.0% | 258 | 191 | 67 | |
| Alis, Enrico | 68.4% | 272 | 186 | 86 | |
| McLaughlin, Corinne | 50.5% | 103 | 52 | 51 | |
| LaBarre, David | 49.1% | 293 | 144 | 149 |