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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PORTLAND OR
Region 10Rank #50 of 160
Avg processing
246days
-18 vs national
Processing time
246
8.2 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,489
FY receipts
2,246
FY dispositions
1,617
Active judges
7
Video hearings
15%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
63.3%
+5.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.39
Growing
Rank
#50
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
50%
76%
0%Median 64.6%100%
At PORTLAND OR, approval rates range from 50.0% (Mozyrsky, Vadim) to 75.9% (Johnson, Derek) — a 26-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 (64.6%), not the best case.
Judges at PORTLAND OR (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Derek | 75.9% | 145 | 110 | 35 | |
| Thomasson, Linda | 70.7% | 232 | 164 | 68 | |
| Pines, S. | 66.7% | 264 | 176 | 88 | |
| Geib, Richard | 64.6% | 246 | 159 | 87 | |
| Martin, Paula M. | 63.9% | 360 | 230 | 130 | |
| Reeves, William | 50.5% | 216 | 109 | 107 | |
| Mozyrsky, Vadim | 50.0% | 162 | 81 | 81 |