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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TACOMA
Region 10Rank #64 of 160
Avg processing
253days
-13 vs national
Processing time
253
8.4 months
Hearing wait
7.0
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
58.4%
+0.7 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
34%
94%
0%Median 49.2%100%
At TACOMA, approval rates range from 34.3% (Erickson, Allen) to 94.2% (Sullivan, Margaret M) — a 60-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 (49.2%), not the best case.
Judges at TACOMA (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan, Margaret M | 94.2% | 326 | 307 | 19 | |
| Triplett, Mark | 55.5% | 308 | 171 | 137 | |
| Lee, Lawrence | 52.4% | 208 | 109 | 99 | |
| Frost-Wolf, Joyce | 46.0% | 248 | 114 | 134 | |
| Johnson, David | 42.0% | 245 | 103 | 142 | |
| Erickson, Allen | 34.3% | 99 | 34 | 65 |