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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN BERNARDINO
Region 09Rank #38 of 160
Avg processing
242days
-24 vs national
Processing time
242
8.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
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
62.1%
+4.4 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%
72%
0%Median 66.4%100%
At SAN BERNARDINO, approval rates range from 55.9% (Tracy, Joel) to 71.8% (Yasutomi, Mark) — a 16-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 (66.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN BERNARDINO (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasutomi, Mark | 71.8% | 124 | 89 | 35 | |
| Benjamin, Daniel | 67.5% | 40 | 27 | 13 | |
| Stevens Bentley, Elizabeth | 66.4% | 289 | 192 | 97 | |
| Silva, Troy | 58.7% | 259 | 152 | 107 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 |