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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
OMAHA
Avg processing
233days
-33 vs national
Processing time
233
7.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,060
FY receipts
2,527
FY dispositions
1,915
Active judges
6
Video hearings
58%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
49.3%
-8.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.32
Growing
Rank
#14
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
25%
75%
0%Median 48.6%100%
At OMAHA, approval rates range from 24.6% (Yokus, Chris) to 74.8% (DeLaittre, David) — a 50-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 (48.6%), not the best case.
Judges at OMAHA (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeLaittre, David | 74.8% | 389 | 291 | 98 | |
| Buell, David | 61.1% | 234 | 143 | 91 | |
| Bring, Matthew | 53.1% | 130 | 69 | 61 | |
| Dawson, Matthew | 44.2% | 335 | 148 | 187 | |
| Dutton, Jan | 42.2% | 391 | 165 | 226 | |
| Yokus, Chris | 24.6% | 354 | 87 | 267 |