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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SOUTH JERSEY
Region 02Rank #152 of 160
Avg processing
323days
+59 vs national
Processing time
323
10.8 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
3,374
FY receipts
3,306
FY dispositions
2,363
Active judges
8
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
70.0%
+12.2 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.40
Growing
Rank
#152
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 8 judges
48%
81%
0%Median 67.3%100%
At SOUTH JERSEY, approval rates range from 48.1% (Green, Tonya) to 81.3% (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 (67.3%), not the best case.
Judges at SOUTH JERSEY (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Karen | 81.3% | 342 | 278 | 64 | |
| Varillo, Kimberly | 80.8% | 291 | 235 | 56 | |
| Cornell, Kathleen | 76.4% | 284 | 217 | 67 | |
| Timm, Frederick | 67.9% | 268 | 182 | 86 | |
| Hibner Olson, Lisa | 66.7% | 246 | 164 | 82 | |
| Lardaro, Elizabeth A. | 65.7% | 213 | 140 | 73 | |
| Cerulli, Nicholas | 63.4% | 123 | 78 | 45 | |
| Green, Tonya | 48.1% | 260 | 125 | 135 |