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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SOUTH JERSEY
Avg processing
321days
+55 vs national
Processing time
321
10.7 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,985
FY receipts
3,170
FY dispositions
2,616
Active judges
8
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.3%
+11.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.21
Growing
Rank
#152
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
47%
80%
0%Median 67.6%100%
At SOUTH JERSEY, approval rates range from 46.7% (Green, Tonya) to 80.1% (Patterson, Karen) — a 33-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 (67.6%), not the best case.
Judges at SOUTH JERSEY (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Karen | 80.1% | 432 | 346 | 86 | |
| Varillo, Kimberly | 78.1% | 388 | 303 | 85 | |
| Cornell, Kathleen | 76.8% | 358 | 275 | 83 | |
| Timm, Frederick | 69.4% | 363 | 252 | 111 | |
| Lardaro, Elizabeth A. | 65.7% | 213 | 140 | 73 | |
| Hibner Olson, Lisa | 64.4% | 315 | 203 | 112 | |
| Cerulli, Nicholas | 62.8% | 156 | 98 | 58 | |
| Green, Tonya | 46.7% | 334 | 156 | 178 |