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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PHOENIX DOWNTOWN
Region 09Rank #113 of 160
Avg processing
273days
+7 vs national
Processing time
273
9.1 months
Hearing wait
10.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,507
FY receipts
1,438
FY dispositions
1,337
Active judges
6
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
62.3%
+4.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.08
Growing
Rank
#113
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
34%
75%
0%Median 65.6%100%
At PHOENIX DOWNTOWN, approval rates range from 33.7% (Alegre, Dante M.) to 75.5% (Davis, Charles) — a 42-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 (65.6%), not the best case.
Judges at PHOENIX DOWNTOWN (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis, Charles | 75.5% | 302 | 228 | 74 | |
| Gaffney, John | 75.4% | 350 | 264 | 86 | |
| Fletcher, Guy E. | 72.8% | 158 | 115 | 43 | |
| Paternoster, Sasha | 58.3% | 108 | 63 | 45 | |
| Waters, Carla L | 44.8% | 232 | 104 | 128 | |
| Alegre, Dante M. | 33.7% | 199 | 67 | 132 |