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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAN JUAN
Region 02Rank #155 of 160
Avg processing
340days
+76 vs national
Processing time
340
11.3 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,482
FY receipts
2,231
FY dispositions
2,298
Active judges
13
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
68.1%
+10.3 vs avg
Backlog ratio
0.97
Shrinking
Rank
#155
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 13 judges
44%
87%
0%Median 69.1%100%
At SAN JUAN, approval rates range from 44.2% (Perez, Lissette C.) to 87.2% (Diaz, Ruy V) — a 43-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 (69.1%), not the best case.
Judges at SAN JUAN (13)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diaz, Ruy V | 87.2% | 296 | 258 | 38 | |
| Quinones-Regalado, Yeline | 82.4% | 330 | 272 | 58 | |
| Torres, Judith | 77.6% | 241 | 187 | 54 | |
| Viera-Vargas, Angel X | 76.4% | 127 | 97 | 30 | |
| Quant, Maria E | 72.4% | 294 | 213 | 81 | |
| Messina, Christopher | 69.4% | 36 | 25 | 11 | |
| Sepulveda Anavitarte, Julicel | 69.1% | 220 | 152 | 68 | |
| Planas, Luciannette | 64.4% | 315 | 203 | 112 | |
| Pico, Gerardo | 63.6% | 165 | 105 | 60 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 58.0% | 100 | 58 | 42 | |
| Marzan, Shirley | 57.4% | 237 | 136 | 101 | |
| Gautier, Rosael | 47.8% | 272 | 130 | 142 | |
| Perez, Lissette C. | 44.2% | 181 | 80 | 101 |