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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN FRANCISCO
Region 09Rank #105 of 160
Avg processing
269days
+5 vs national
Processing time
269
9.0 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,511
FY receipts
1,709
FY dispositions
1,369
Active judges
8
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
52.3%
-5.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.25
Growing
Rank
#105
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
24%
77%
0%Median 56.8%100%
At SAN FRANCISCO, approval rates range from 24.3% (Yurich, Melinda) to 76.9% (Duann, Tom) — a 53-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 (56.8%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN FRANCISCO (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duann, Tom | 76.9% | 238 | 183 | 55 | |
| Pellegrino, Gloria | 58.4% | 231 | 135 | 96 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 | |
| Cabotaje, Michael | 57.6% | 59 | 34 | 25 | |
| Parnow, Mary | 56.0% | 234 | 131 | 103 | |
| Midles, Matt | 48.1% | 162 | 78 | 84 | |
| Surh, Matilda | 44.1% | 247 | 109 | 138 | |
| Yurich, Melinda | 24.3% | 218 | 53 | 165 |