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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SAVANNAH
Avg processing
224days
-42 vs national
Processing time
224
7.5 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,789
FY receipts
2,174
FY dispositions
1,561
Active judges
5
Video hearings
5%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
54.6%
-3.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.39
Growing
Rank
#6
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
43%
64%
0%Median 57.1%100%
At SAVANNAH, approval rates range from 42.8% (Petersen, Craig) to 64.2% (Evans, Vickie) — a 21-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 (57.1%), not the best case.
Judges at SAVANNAH (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans, Vickie | 64.2% | 467 | 300 | 167 | |
| Dennard, Michael K | 57.5% | 440 | 253 | 187 | |
| Ferguson, Jeffrey A | 57.1% | 56 | 32 | 24 | |
| Taylor, Linda D | 45.5% | 110 | 50 | 60 | |
| Petersen, Craig | 42.8% | 421 | 180 | 241 |