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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SACRAMENTO
Avg processing
254days
-12 vs national
Processing time
254
8.5 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,505
FY receipts
2,962
FY dispositions
1,915
Active judges
8
Video hearings
13%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.2%
+11.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.55
Growing
Rank
#68
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
57%
82%
0%Median 69.4%100%
At SACRAMENTO, approval rates range from 56.5% (Gillis, Sara) to 81.9% (Irias, Sigrid) — a 25-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 (69.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SACRAMENTO (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irias, Sigrid | 81.9% | 171 | 140 | 31 | |
| Villere, Plauche F. | 80.0% | 420 | 336 | 84 | |
| Blume, David | 72.0% | 378 | 272 | 106 | |
| Skarda, Trevor | 69.4% | 121 | 84 | 37 | |
| Martin, Lisa B. | 69.2% | 143 | 99 | 44 | |
| Knowdell, Christopher | 60.3% | 348 | 210 | 138 | |
| Havens, Laura Speck | 57.1% | 7 | 4 | 3 | |
| Gillis, Sara | 56.5% | 361 | 204 | 157 |