Back to all offices
Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
RICHMOND
Avg processing
260days
-6 vs national
Processing time
260
8.7 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,809
FY receipts
2,126
FY dispositions
1,726
Active judges
5
Video hearings
40%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
45.1%
-12.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.23
Growing
Rank
#88
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
16%
59%
0%Median 55.8%100%
At RICHMOND, approval rates range from 15.9% (Knight, Suzette) to 58.7% (Johnson, Anthony J) — a 43-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 (55.8%), not the best case.
Judges at RICHMOND (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Anthony J | 58.7% | 276 | 162 | 114 | |
| Eklund, Eric | 56.6% | 304 | 172 | 132 | |
| Baker, Mark | 55.8% | 278 | 155 | 123 | |
| Foster, Nicolas R. | 46.5% | 361 | 168 | 193 | |
| Knight, Suzette | 15.9% | 365 | 58 | 307 |