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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN JUAN
Avg processing
334days
+68 vs national
Processing time
334
11.1 months
Hearing wait
8.0
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
68.0%
+10.3 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
48%
86%
0%Median 66.2%100%
At SAN JUAN, approval rates range from 48.4% (Perez, Lissette C.) to 86.5% (Diaz, Ruy V) — a 38-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 (66.2%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN JUAN (13)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz, Ruy V | 86.5% | 399 | 345 | 54 | |
| Quinones-Regalado, Yeline | 82.3% | 400 | 329 | 71 | |
| Torres, Judith | 77.8% | 325 | 253 | 72 | |
| Viera-Vargas, Angel X | 77.0% | 191 | 147 | 44 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 70.5% | 44 | 31 | 13 | |
| Quant, Maria E | 69.7% | 376 | 262 | 114 | |
| Sepulveda Anavitarte, Julicel | 66.2% | 302 | 200 | 102 | |
| Planas, Luciannette | 65.6% | 404 | 265 | 139 | |
| Pico, Gerardo | 62.0% | 234 | 145 | 89 | |
| Marzan, Shirley | 59.5% | 304 | 181 | 123 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 56.8% | 162 | 92 | 70 | |
| Gautier, Rosael | 48.5% | 336 | 163 | 173 | |
| Perez, Lissette C. | 48.4% | 244 | 118 | 126 |