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Voucher CompassSSI, SSDI and Social Security offices · by Green Tips 1

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158 hearing offices · SSA data, Aug 2026

Disability hearing wait times by office

After a denied reconsideration, an SSI or SSDI appeal goes to a hearing with a judge. The wait depends on the office. In August 2026 the median office took 8.0 months to hold a hearing; the range was 7.0 to 12.0 months.

8.0months: median wait for a hearing
259days: median time to a decision
57.7%favorable decisions, all offices (12 months)

Shortest and longest waits

Shortest

Longest

All 158 hearing offices

BuffaloNY7.026152.9%
LexingtonKY7.023249.8%
PaducahKY7.023160.5%
Atlanta (Downtown)GA7.025566.0%
MaconGA7.026046.3%
HattiesburgMS7.023950.2%
JacksonvilleFL7.025351.3%
CincinnatiOH7.024351.5%
ToledoOH7.024853.7%
Oak ParkMI7.024466.4%
EvansvilleIN7.022255.4%
LansingMI7.022853.0%
ColumbiaMO7.025160.5%
Colorado SpringsCO7.028133.9%
BirminghamAL7.524948.8%
NashvilleTN7.523956.5%
LivoniaMI7.524757.7%
PeoriaIL7.525057.7%
DetroitMI7.524257.5%
Houston (North)TX7.523356.1%
ProvidenceRI8.026256.6%
HartfordCT8.025458.8%
RochesterNY8.029267.5%
San JuanPR8.032571.7%
SyracuseNY8.025156.7%
RoanokeVA8.025253.9%
HarrisburgPA8.028043.3%
MorgantownWV8.023560.5%
HuntingtonWV8.024444.9%
CharlestonWV8.025748.4%
Atlanta (North)GA8.024144.4%
LouisvilleKY8.025653.3%
JacksonMS8.021755.5%
KingsportTN8.023255.9%
CharlestonSC8.025748.4%
RaleighNC8.026061.3%
CovingtonGA8.025764.1%
FlorenceAL8.023947.2%
GreensboroNC8.026964.7%
OrlandoFL8.025360.2%
GreenvilleSC8.023466.3%
FranklinTN8.023754.6%
MiamiFL8.025062.6%
ChattanoogaTN8.027368.4%
MiddlesboroKY8.024841.6%
SavannahGA8.022553.9%
Fort MyersFL8.023366.1%
MobileAL8.025974.7%
Ft. LauderdaleFL8.026050.9%
TallahasseeFL8.023867.8%
Fort WayneIN8.025460.4%
IndianapolisIN8.023563.6%
AkronOH8.023652.6%
ColumbusOH8.026263.3%
Grand RapidsMI8.024060.4%
ClevelandOH8.024151.0%
MilwaukeeWI8.026151.4%
Orland ParkIL8.025742.8%
MadisonWI8.025068.5%
Oak BrookIL8.026660.1%
Mt. PleasantMI8.023965.0%
Houston (West)TX8.025153.4%
AlexandriaLA8.023854.6%
Rio Grande ValleyTX8.024254.7%
MetairieLA8.024353.6%
Fort WorthTX8.024254.2%
San AntonioTX8.025851.6%
Little RockAR8.021942.9%
Dallas (North)TX8.025863.5%
New OrleansLA8.027548.9%
Dallas (Downtown)TX8.025358.5%
OmahaNE8.023649.3%
St. LouisMO8.026651.0%
Des MoinesIA8.023852.5%
TopekaKS8.023943.8%
SpringfieldMO8.033040.5%
FargoND8.023162.9%
SacramentoCA8.025668.4%
RenoNV8.025466.8%
Las VegasNV8.027657.5%
StocktonCA8.027044.3%
HonoluluHI8.028768.3%
Long BeachCA8.025855.3%
OaklandCA8.026165.6%
Los Angeles (Downtown)CA8.028669.9%
San DiegoCA8.030057.6%
EugeneOR8.025157.8%
PortlandOR8.027264.2%
SpokaneWA8.029169.5%
TacomaWA8.025457.9%
New HavenCT8.528546.9%
New York (Varick)NY8.527566.3%
Seven FieldsPA8.525070.4%
JohnstownPA8.525954.5%
RichmondVA8.526245.1%
CharlotteNC8.525171.0%
FayettevilleNC8.527064.9%
MontgomeryAL8.524371.0%
TampaFL8.525958.7%
FlintMI8.527359.6%
EvanstonIL8.525560.6%
Fort SmithAR8.527360.7%
Kansas CityMO8.528156.3%
ManchesterNH9.027557.4%
BostonMA9.031153.9%
Long IslandNY9.029871.3%
QueensNY9.030875.8%
AlbanyNY9.031460.6%
Jersey CityNJ9.029965.3%
BronxNY9.031255.2%
NewarkNJ9.030355.2%
South JerseyNJ9.032169.3%
PhiladelphiaPA9.026856.2%
Wilkes-BarrePA9.027544.7%
NorfolkVA9.028354.7%
Philadelphia (East)PA9.029750.9%
WashingtonDC9.027463.1%
Elkins ParkPA9.027361.0%
CharlottesvilleVA9.025942.1%
DoverDE9.024759.1%
St. PetersburgFL9.022363.5%
TupeloMS9.023868.0%
ColumbiaSC9.025160.5%
KnoxvilleTN9.026948.2%
ValparaisoIN9.024556.1%
MinneapolisMN9.026751.6%
DaytonOH9.028666.9%
Oklahoma CityOK9.025971.5%
TulsaOK9.024962.9%
AlbuquerqueNM9.026948.9%
ShreveportLA9.032069.2%
BillingsMT9.027962.8%
DenverCO9.024860.8%
Salt Lake CityUT9.024852.5%
San BernardinoCA9.024561.1%
PasadenaCA9.026866.7%
TucsonAZ9.029477.3%
Santa BarbaraCA9.029568.5%
FresnoCA9.035265.7%
NorwalkCA9.026667.0%
Phoenix (Downtown)AZ9.027857.5%
Los Angeles (West)CA9.028861.6%
San RafaelCA9.028060.7%
San JoseCA9.028460.8%
San FranciscoCA9.027046.2%
OrangeCA9.027958.9%
Moreno ValleyCA9.027253.7%
SeattleWA9.032955.3%
LawrenceMA9.529261.0%
SpringfieldMA10.033040.5%
PortlandME10.027264.2%
PittsburghPA10.028649.5%
MemphisTN10.028955.4%
ChicagoIL10.029754.2%
WichitaKS10.028756.8%
BaltimoreMD10.529859.6%
New YorkNY11.034457.9%
Phoenix (North)AZ12.034860.2%

Tap a column to sort. Wait: August 2026. Days: period ending July 31, 2026. Favorable: fully or partly favorable decisions, 12 months through July 31, 2026.

Satellite hearing offices

These smaller sites hold hearings for nearby areas. SSA reports their numbers under a main office.

  • Creve Coeur · Suite 100, Creve Coeur, MO · phone (877) 833-2445
  • Boise · Suite 275, Boise, ID · phone (866) 826-3892
  • Sioux Falls · Suite 102, Sioux Falls, SD · phone (877) 378-9080
  • Anchorage · Suite 610, Anchorage, AK · phone (855) 602-5004

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Questions people ask

What is a disability hearing office?

It is an office of SSA's Office of Hearings Operations. An administrative law judge there holds a hearing when someone appeals an SSI or SSDI denial after reconsideration.

Which hearing office handles my case?

It depends on where you live. Each hearing office serves a list of Social Security field offices. Open your state's hearing office to see its list.

Why is there no page for each judge?

SSA publishes decisions by judge, but this guide does not rank or name judges. Past rates do not predict any one case.

Independent guide · not the SSA. Green Tips 1 US is a private guide. We are not the Social Security Administration, we are not part of it, and we do not take applications. We are not a law firm and do not refer cases to lawyers.

Sources: SSA Office of Hearings Operations: hearing office locator file, average wait until hearing (Aug 2026), average processing time and ALJ dispositions (12 months through Jul 31, 2026). Official site, typed by hand: ssa.gov. Read in October 2026; data dates as noted.