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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
PORTLAND OR
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
62.6%
+4.9 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
49%
70%
0%Median 65.4%100%
At PORTLAND OR, approval rates range from 48.7% (Mozyrsky, Vadim) to 70.4% (Thomasson, Linda) — a 22-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 (65.4%), not the best case.
Judges at PORTLAND OR (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomasson, Linda | 70.4% | 304 | 214 | 90 | |
| Johnson, Derek | 69.4% | 232 | 161 | 71 | |
| Martin, Paula M. | 66.0% | 450 | 297 | 153 | |
| Pines, S. | 65.4% | 315 | 206 | 109 | |
| Geib, Richard | 62.9% | 326 | 205 | 121 | |
| Reeves, William | 49.6% | 258 | 128 | 130 | |
| Mozyrsky, Vadim | 48.7% | 226 | 110 | 116 |