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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN FRANCISCO
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
52.2%
-5.5 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
26%
75%
0%Median 57.6%100%
At SAN FRANCISCO, approval rates range from 26.4% (Yurich, Melinda) to 74.8% (Duann, Tom) — a 48-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 (57.6%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN FRANCISCO (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suing, Timothy | 77.3% | 22 | 17 | 5 | |
| Duann, Tom | 74.8% | 322 | 241 | 81 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 59.2% | 76 | 45 | 31 | |
| Pellegrino, Gloria | 58.9% | 299 | 176 | 123 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.8% | 51 | 30 | 21 | |
| Parnow, Mary | 56.4% | 296 | 167 | 129 | |
| Midles, Matt | 45.0% | 211 | 95 | 116 | |
| Surh, Matilda | 43.4% | 311 | 135 | 176 | |
| Yurich, Melinda | 26.4% | 299 | 79 | 220 |