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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SACRAMENTO
Region 09Rank #66 of 160
Avg processing
253days
-11 vs national
Processing time
253
8.4 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,439
FY receipts
2,666
FY dispositions
1,685
Active judges
7
Video hearings
13%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.9%
+12.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.58
Growing
Rank
#66
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
56%
82%
0%Median 69.3%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 (69.3%), not the best case.
Judges at SACRAMENTO (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irias, Sigrid | 81.9% | 171 | 140 | 31 | |
| Villere, Plauche F. | 80.2% | 328 | 263 | 65 | |
| Blume, David | 71.9% | 288 | 207 | 81 | |
| Skarda, Trevor | 69.3% | 88 | 61 | 27 | |
| Martin, Lisa B. | 69.2% | 143 | 99 | 44 | |
| Knowdell, Christopher | 61.4% | 272 | 167 | 105 | |
| Gillis, Sara | 56.5% | 262 | 148 | 114 |