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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PASADENA
Avg processing
265days
-1 vs national
Processing time
265
8.8 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,091
FY receipts
1,235
FY dispositions
1,505
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
66.7%
+9.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
0.82
Shrinking
Rank
#99
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
55%
75%
0%Median 73.9%100%
At PASADENA, approval rates range from 54.8% (Lacy, David) to 74.6% (Cooper, Bruce T) — a 20-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 (73.9%), not the best case.
Judges at PASADENA (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper, Bruce T | 74.6% | 248 | 185 | 63 | |
| Chau, Ken H | 74.0% | 200 | 148 | 52 | |
| Dunn, Barbara | 73.9% | 153 | 113 | 40 | |
| Magana, Ghermann | 67.3% | 382 | 257 | 125 | |
| Lacy, David | 54.8% | 396 | 217 | 179 |