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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
RALEIGH
Region 04Rank #85 of 160
Avg processing
259days
-7 vs national
Processing time
259
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,441
FY receipts
4,037
FY dispositions
3,342
Active judges
19
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
61.5%
+3.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.21
Growing
Rank
#85
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 19 judges
38%
82%
0%Median 64.3%100%
At RALEIGH, approval rates range from 37.6% (Weaver, Cynthia) to 81.9% (Naylor, Amy) — a 44-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 (64.3%), not the best case.
Judges at RALEIGH (19)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naylor, Amy | 81.9% | 282 | 231 | 51 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 78.4% | 125 | 98 | 27 | |
| Harper, Catherine | 73.4% | 297 | 218 | 79 | |
| Shea, David J | 70.9% | 323 | 229 | 94 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 70.6% | 143 | 101 | 42 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.0% | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
| Bumgarner, Ashley | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 67.3% | 171 | 115 | 56 | |
| Wordsworth, Paula | 65.9% | 331 | 218 | 113 | |
| Wisz, Katherine | 64.3% | 143 | 92 | 51 | |
| Brinkley, Joseph L. | 62.1% | 354 | 220 | 134 | |
| Wright, Wanda | 57.1% | 247 | 141 | 106 | |
| Hoskins-Hart, Teresa | 53.4% | 292 | 156 | 136 | |
| Firestone, Scott | 50.0% | 118 | 59 | 59 | |
| Droker, Robert | 48.2% | 139 | 67 | 72 | |
| Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie | 47.0% | 304 | 143 | 161 | |
| Williams, James E | 46.9% | 292 | 137 | 155 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 46.3% | 177 | 82 | 95 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 37.6% | 101 | 38 | 63 |