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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PORTLAND OR
Region 10Rank #48 of 160
Avg processing
246days
-20 vs national
Processing time
246
8.2 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,286
FY receipts
2,316
FY dispositions
1,890
Active judges
7
Video hearings
15%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
62.4%
+4.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.23
Growing
Rank
#48
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
50%
71%
0%Median 64.4%100%
At PORTLAND OR, approval rates range from 50.0% (Mozyrsky, Vadim) to 70.7% (Thomasson, Linda) — a 21-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 (64.4%), not the best case.
Judges at PORTLAND OR (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasson, Linda | 70.7% | 263 | 186 | 77 | |
| Johnson, Derek | 68.9% | 193 | 133 | 60 | |
| Pines, S. | 65.4% | 292 | 191 | 101 | |
| Martin, Paula M. | 64.4% | 407 | 262 | 145 | |
| Geib, Richard | 63.9% | 277 | 177 | 100 | |
| Reeves, William | 50.8% | 240 | 122 | 118 | |
| Mozyrsky, Vadim | 50.0% | 218 | 109 | 109 |