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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN FRANCISCO
Region 09Rank #102 of 160
Avg processing
268days
+2 vs national
Processing time
268
8.9 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,445
FY receipts
1,827
FY dispositions
1,553
Active judges
9
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
53.0%
-4.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.18
Growing
Rank
#102
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
24%
82%
0%Median 57.4%100%
At SAN FRANCISCO, approval rates range from 23.7% (Yurich, Melinda) to 81.7% (Cabotaje, Michael) — a 58-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 (57.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN FRANCISCO (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabotaje, Michael | 81.7% | 60 | 49 | 11 | |
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Duann, Tom | 75.1% | 281 | 211 | 70 | |
| Pellegrino, Gloria | 58.8% | 255 | 150 | 105 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 | |
| Parnow, Mary | 56.7% | 261 | 148 | 113 | |
| Midles, Matt | 46.9% | 196 | 92 | 104 | |
| Surh, Matilda | 44.1% | 272 | 120 | 152 | |
| Yurich, Melinda | 23.7% | 257 | 61 | 196 |