Back to all offices
Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SEATTLE
Avg processing
340days
+74 vs national
Processing time
340
11.3 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,038
FY receipts
1,628
FY dispositions
1,234
Active judges
7
Video hearings
26%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.7%
-0.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.32
Growing
Rank
#156
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
24%
84%
0%Median 54.4%100%
At SEATTLE, approval rates range from 24.3% (LaCara, Cecilia) to 83.9% (Mangrum, Timothy) — a 60-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 (54.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SEATTLE (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mangrum, Timothy | 83.9% | 280 | 235 | 45 | |
| Johnson, Derek | 69.4% | 232 | 161 | 71 | |
| Mariano-Jackson, Evangeline | 66.7% | 342 | 228 | 114 | |
| Ross, Malcolm | 42.0% | 88 | 37 | 51 | |
| Erickson, Allen | 32.5% | 114 | 37 | 77 | |
| LaCara, Cecilia | 24.3% | 263 | 64 | 199 | |
| Kidd, Michael S. | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 2 |