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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
RALEIGH
Region 04Rank #90 of 160
Avg processing
260days
-4 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,192
FY receipts
3,408
FY dispositions
2,962
Active judges
19
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
62.4%
+4.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.15
Growing
Rank
#90
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 19 judges
35%
82%
0%Median 64.3%100%
At RALEIGH, approval rates range from 34.8% (Weaver, Cynthia) to 82.1% (Naylor, Amy) — a 47-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 | 82.1% | 240 | 197 | 43 | |
| Grounds, Sonya | 78.6% | 112 | 88 | 24 | |
| Harper, Catherine | 73.1% | 268 | 196 | 72 | |
| Shea, David J | 71.6% | 296 | 212 | 84 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Bumgarner, Ashley | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Hall, Brandie | 67.9% | 140 | 95 | 45 | |
| Rideout, Robert | 67.8% | 115 | 78 | 37 | |
| Wordsworth, Paula | 67.0% | 294 | 197 | 97 | |
| Wisz, Katherine | 64.3% | 143 | 92 | 51 | |
| Brinkley, Joseph L. | 63.5% | 310 | 197 | 113 | |
| Wright, Wanda | 61.0% | 223 | 136 | 87 | |
| Hoskins-Hart, Teresa | 56.4% | 250 | 141 | 109 | |
| Firestone, Scott | 52.4% | 103 | 54 | 49 | |
| Williams, James E | 48.8% | 260 | 127 | 133 | |
| Ofori-Acquaah, Anne-Marie | 47.0% | 264 | 124 | 140 | |
| Finnie, Michael | 46.6% | 148 | 69 | 79 | |
| Droker, Robert | 46.6% | 118 | 55 | 63 | |
| Weaver, Cynthia | 34.8% | 92 | 32 | 60 |