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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN BERNARDINO
Region 09Rank #39 of 160
Avg processing
242days
-22 vs national
Processing time
242
8.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,292
FY receipts
1,410
FY dispositions
1,074
Active judges
5
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
62.2%
+4.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.31
Growing
Rank
#39
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
56%
73%
0%Median 62.9%100%
At SAN BERNARDINO, approval rates range from 55.9% (Tracy, Joel) to 72.7% (Yasutomi, Mark) — a 17-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 (62.9%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN BERNARDINO (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasutomi, Mark | 72.7% | 99 | 72 | 27 | |
| Stevens Bentley, Elizabeth | 67.3% | 275 | 185 | 90 | |
| Benjamin, Daniel | 62.9% | 35 | 22 | 13 | |
| Silva, Troy | 59.4% | 234 | 139 | 95 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 |