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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN DIEGO
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
10
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.9%
+1.2 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 8 judges
41%
68%
0%Median 62.4%100%
At SAN DIEGO, approval rates range from 41.3% (Verne, Andrew) to 68.2% (Benjamin, Daniel) — 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 (62.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN DIEGO (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Benjamin, Daniel | 68.2% | 44 | 30 | 14 | |
| Arno, Josephine | 67.7% | 220 | 149 | 71 | |
| Richardson, Michael B. | 66.8% | 247 | 165 | 82 | |
| Iafe, Robert | 66.0% | 265 | 175 | 90 | |
| Treblin, Howard K. | 64.3% | 14 | 9 | 5 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.8% | 51 | 30 | 21 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 | |
| Messer, Kevin | 55.1% | 214 | 118 | 96 | |
| Verne, Andrew | 41.3% | 288 | 119 | 169 |