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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
TUCSON
Region 09Rank #141 of 160
Avg processing
298days
+34 vs national
Processing time
298
9.9 months
Hearing wait
9.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,516
FY receipts
1,282
FY dispositions
885
Active judges
6
Video hearings
14%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
74.7%
+16.9 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.45
Growing
Rank
#141
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
58%
85%
0%Median 71.9%100%
At TUCSON, approval rates range from 58.0% (Elias, Yasmin) to 85.3% (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 (71.9%), not the best case.
Judges at TUCSON (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson, Larry E | 85.3% | 265 | 226 | 39 | |
| Davis, Charles | 76.5% | 264 | 202 | 62 | |
| Chen, TinTin | 75.4% | 142 | 107 | 35 | |
| Baum, Peter | 68.4% | 212 | 145 | 67 | |
| Paternoster, Sasha | 61.5% | 91 | 56 | 35 | |
| Elias, Yasmin | 58.0% | 50 | 29 | 21 |