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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
SPOKANE
Region 10Rank #142 of 160
Avg processing
299days
+35 vs national
Processing time
299
10.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,815
FY receipts
1,592
FY dispositions
952
Active judges
5
Video hearings
10%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
69.3%
+11.4 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.67
Growing
Rank
#142
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
49%
82%
0%Median 69.4%100%
At SPOKANE, approval rates range from 48.8% (Shumway, Jesse) to 81.9% (Walker, Donna) — 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 (69.4%), not the best case.
Judges at SPOKANE (5)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker, Donna | 81.9% | 216 | 177 | 39 | |
| Stallings, Stewart | 70.7% | 205 | 145 | 60 | |
| Freund, Lori L | 69.4% | 206 | 143 | 63 | |
| O'Brien-Persons, Wynne | 61.3% | 75 | 46 | 29 | |
| Shumway, Jesse | 48.8% | 121 | 59 | 62 |