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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN JUAN
Region 02Rank #155 of 160
Avg processing
334days
+68 vs national
Processing time
334
11.1 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,733
FY receipts
2,778
FY dispositions
2,594
Active judges
13
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
67.8%
+10.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.07
Growing
Rank
#155
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 13 judges
45%
87%
0%Median 67.3%100%
At SAN JUAN, approval rates range from 45.0% (Perez, Lissette C.) to 86.6% (Diaz, Ruy V) — a 42-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 (67.3%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN JUAN (13)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz, Ruy V | 86.6% | 350 | 303 | 47 | |
| Quinones-Regalado, Yeline | 82.9% | 351 | 291 | 60 | |
| Viera-Vargas, Angel X | 77.9% | 149 | 116 | 33 | |
| Torres, Judith | 76.8% | 271 | 208 | 63 | |
| Quant, Maria E | 71.2% | 333 | 237 | 96 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.0% | 40 | 28 | 12 | |
| Sepulveda Anavitarte, Julicel | 67.3% | 257 | 173 | 84 | |
| Planas, Luciannette | 63.5% | 348 | 221 | 127 | |
| Pico, Gerardo | 62.6% | 198 | 124 | 74 | |
| Marzan, Shirley | 58.9% | 270 | 159 | 111 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 58.6% | 133 | 78 | 55 | |
| Gautier, Rosael | 48.7% | 314 | 153 | 161 | |
| Perez, Lissette C. | 45.0% | 211 | 95 | 116 |