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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TACOMA
Avg processing
253days
-13 vs national
Processing time
253
8.4 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,952
FY receipts
2,136
FY dispositions
1,502
Active judges
6
Video hearings
44%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
57.4%
-0.3 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.42
Growing
Rank
#64
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
32%
93%
0%Median 48.1%100%
At TACOMA, approval rates range from 32.5% (Erickson, Allen) to 93.5% (Sullivan, Margaret M) — a 61-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 (48.1%), not the best case.
Judges at TACOMA (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, Margaret M | 93.5% | 353 | 330 | 23 | |
| Triplett, Mark | 54.2% | 347 | 188 | 159 | |
| Lee, Lawrence | 50.2% | 245 | 123 | 122 | |
| Frost-Wolf, Joyce | 46.0% | 248 | 114 | 134 | |
| Johnson, David | 42.7% | 281 | 120 | 161 | |
| Erickson, Allen | 32.5% | 114 | 37 | 77 |