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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
RENO
Region 09Rank #88 of 160
Avg processing
260days
-6 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
10.0
months (current)
Cases pending
589
FY receipts
564
FY dispositions
449
Active judges
4
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
60.2%
+2.5 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 4 judges
51%
68%
0%Median 63.9%100%
At RENO, approval rates range from 50.5% (Allen, Matthew) to 67.7% (Baum, Peter) — a 17-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 (63.9%), not the best case.
Judges at RENO (4)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baum, Peter | 67.7% | 235 | 159 | 76 | |
| Stevens Bentley, Elizabeth | 66.4% | 289 | 192 | 97 | |
| O'Brien-Persons, Wynne | 61.3% | 75 | 46 | 29 | |
| Allen, Matthew | 50.5% | 372 | 188 | 184 |