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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SACRAMENTO
Region 09Rank #68 of 160
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
7
Video hearings
13%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.1%
+11.3 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
55%
82%
0%Median 69.2%100%
At SACRAMENTO, approval rates range from 55.0% (Gillis, Sara) to 81.9% (Irias, Sigrid) — a 27-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 (69.2%), not the best case.
Judges at SACRAMENTO (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irias, Sigrid | 81.9% | 171 | 140 | 31 | |
| Villere, Plauche F. | 79.7% | 365 | 291 | 74 | |
| Blume, David | 71.7% | 325 | 233 | 92 | |
| Martin, Lisa B. | 69.2% | 143 | 99 | 44 | |
| Skarda, Trevor | 68.5% | 108 | 74 | 34 | |
| Knowdell, Christopher | 60.5% | 309 | 187 | 122 | |
| Gillis, Sara | 55.0% | 298 | 164 | 134 |