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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SOUTH JERSEY
Region 02Rank #152 of 160
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
69.9%
+12.2 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
49%
81%
0%Median 67.9%100%
At SOUTH JERSEY, approval rates range from 49.0% (Green, Tonya) to 81.5% (Patterson, Karen) — a 32-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 (67.9%), not the best case.
Judges at SOUTH JERSEY (8)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson, Karen | 81.5% | 367 | 299 | 68 | |
| Varillo, Kimberly | 79.0% | 333 | 263 | 70 | |
| Cornell, Kathleen | 76.9% | 307 | 236 | 71 | |
| Timm, Frederick | 68.8% | 308 | 212 | 96 | |
| Hibner Olson, Lisa | 66.9% | 272 | 182 | 90 | |
| Lardaro, Elizabeth A. | 65.7% | 213 | 140 | 73 | |
| Cerulli, Nicholas | 62.4% | 133 | 83 | 50 | |
| Green, Tonya | 49.0% | 302 | 148 | 154 |