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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN DIEGO
Region 09Rank #148 of 160
Avg processing
308days
+44 vs national
Processing time
308
10.3 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,477
FY receipts
2,145
FY dispositions
1,054
Active judges
8
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.9%
+1.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
2.04
Growing
Rank
#148
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
41%
70%
0%Median 58.0%100%
At SAN DIEGO, approval rates range from 40.9% (Verne, Andrew) to 70.1% (Iafe, Robert) — a 29-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 (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Iafe, Robert | 70.1% | 201 | 141 | 60 | |
| Arno, Josephine | 67.7% | 220 | 149 | 71 | |
| Richardson, Michael B. | 65.3% | 173 | 113 | 60 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 | |
| Tracy, Joel | 55.9% | 286 | 160 | 126 | |
| Messer, Kevin | 53.5% | 172 | 92 | 80 | |
| Verne, Andrew | 40.9% | 215 | 88 | 127 |