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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TUCSON
Region 09Rank #143 of 160
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
58%
85%
0%Median 70.9%100%
At TUCSON, approval rates range from 58.0% (Elias, Yasmin) to 84.8% (Johnson, Larry E) — a 27-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 (70.9%), not the best case.
Judges at TUCSON (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Larry E | 84.8% | 270 | 229 | 41 | |
| Davis, Charles | 75.5% | 302 | 228 | 74 | |
| Chen, TinTin | 74.2% | 163 | 121 | 42 | |
| Baum, Peter | 67.7% | 235 | 159 | 76 | |
| Paternoster, Sasha | 58.3% | 108 | 63 | 45 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 |