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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN DIEGO
Region 09Rank #147 of 160
Avg processing
303days
+37 vs national
Processing time
303
10.1 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,520
FY receipts
2,389
FY dispositions
1,255
Active judges
9
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.8%
+1.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.90
Growing
Rank
#147
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
41%
68%
0%Median 58.0%100%
At SAN DIEGO, approval rates range from 41.2% (Verne, Andrew) to 68.1% (Iafe, Robert) — 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 (58.0%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN DIEGO (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Iafe, Robert | 68.1% | 232 | 158 | 74 | |
| Arno, Josephine | 67.7% | 220 | 149 | 71 | |
| Richardson, Michael B. | 66.8% | 202 | 135 | 67 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 | |
| Messer, Kevin | 53.4% | 191 | 102 | 89 | |
| Verne, Andrew | 41.2% | 245 | 101 | 144 | |
| Treblin, Howard K. | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 |