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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TACOMA
Region 10Rank #70 of 160
Avg processing
254days
-10 vs national
Processing time
254
8.5 months
Hearing wait
7.5
months (current)
Cases pending
1,867
FY receipts
1,862
FY dispositions
1,313
Active judges
6
Video hearings
44%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.6%
+0.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.42
Growing
Rank
#70
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
36%
94%
0%Median 48.7%100%
At TACOMA, approval rates range from 35.6% (Erickson, Allen) to 93.9% (Sullivan, Margaret M) — a 58-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 (48.7%), not the best case.
Judges at TACOMA (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, Margaret M | 93.9% | 294 | 276 | 18 | |
| Triplett, Mark | 57.4% | 263 | 151 | 112 | |
| Lee, Lawrence | 51.4% | 177 | 91 | 86 | |
| Frost-Wolf, Joyce | 46.0% | 248 | 114 | 134 | |
| Johnson, David | 42.4% | 224 | 95 | 129 | |
| Erickson, Allen | 35.6% | 90 | 32 | 58 |