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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TUCSON
Avg processing
296days
+30 vs national
Processing time
296
9.9 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,627
FY receipts
1,504
FY dispositions
996
Active judges
6
Video hearings
14%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
73.5%
+15.7 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.51
Growing
Rank
#143
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
59%
84%
0%Median 71.2%100%
At TUCSON, approval rates range from 58.8% (Elias, Yasmin) to 84.1% (Johnson, Larry E) — a 25-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 (71.2%), not the best case.
Judges at TUCSON (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Larry E | 84.1% | 290 | 244 | 46 | |
| Chen, TinTin | 76.0% | 208 | 158 | 50 | |
| Davis, Charles | 75.1% | 329 | 247 | 82 | |
| Baum, Peter | 67.4% | 236 | 159 | 77 | |
| Paternoster, Sasha | 59.1% | 137 | 81 | 56 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.8% | 51 | 30 | 21 |