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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
RENO
Avg processing
260days
-6 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
589
FY receipts
564
FY dispositions
449
Active judges
6
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.3%
+0.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.26
Growing
Rank
#88
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
38%
67%
0%Median 61.3%100%
At RENO, approval rates range from 38.3% (Eddins-Hill, Rosalind) to 67.4% (Baum, Peter) — a 29-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 (61.3%), not the best case.
Judges at RENO (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baum, Peter | 67.4% | 236 | 159 | 77 | |
| Pease, Jesse | 66.7% | 24 | 16 | 8 | |
| Stevens Bentley, Elizabeth | 65.9% | 308 | 203 | 105 | |
| O'Brien-Persons, Wynne | 61.3% | 75 | 46 | 29 | |
| Allen, Matthew | 49.4% | 421 | 208 | 213 | |
| Eddins-Hill, Rosalind | 38.3% | 60 | 23 | 37 |