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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN BERNARDINO
Avg processing
242days
-24 vs national
Processing time
242
8.1 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,194
FY receipts
1,374
FY dispositions
1,136
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
61.8%
+4.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.21
Growing
Rank
#38
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
56%
70%
0%Median 65.9%100%
At SAN BERNARDINO, approval rates range from 55.9% (Tracy, Joel) to 70.1% (Yasutomi, Mark) — a 14-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 (65.9%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN BERNARDINO (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasutomi, Mark | 70.1% | 127 | 89 | 38 | |
| Benjamin, Daniel | 68.2% | 44 | 30 | 14 | |
| Stevens Bentley, Elizabeth | 65.9% | 308 | 203 | 105 | |
| Silva, Troy | 58.8% | 296 | 174 | 122 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 |