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SAN DIEGO Hearing Office
  • CALIFORNIA
  • 28 Administrative Law Judges
Office Approval Rate
47%
State average: 50% ▼ (Below State Avg.)
National average: 49% ▼ (Below National Avg.)
* Based on aggregated Social Security disability hearing decisions issued during Fiscal Year 2026.
Average Hearing Wait Time
10Months
State average: 8.7 Month ▲ (Above State Avg.)
National average: 8.1 Month ▲ (Above National Avg.)

List of Judges

Judges at this hearing office vary in approval rates and decision volume. Select a judge to view individual statistics.

(Judge-level statistics reflect the most recent fiscal year with available data.
Approval rates may vary over time and by case type.)

Judge Name Approval Rate Compared to Office Average Decision Count Data Recency
Arthur Zeidman50% Above (office avg. 47%) 22020
David L Wurzel58% Above (office avg. 47%) 3102012
Andrew Verne28% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,0082025
Peter J Valentino50% Above (office avg. 47%) 1,6822020
Howard K Treblin65% Above (office avg. 47%) 4,3712025
Bernard A Trembly50% Above (office avg. 47%) 3742010
Edward D Steinman50% Above (office avg. 47%) 1,7542012
Leland H Spencer68% Above (office avg. 47%) 2,1852015
Randolph E Schum25% Below (office avg. 47%) 7282020
Michael B Richardson43% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,1562025
Larry B Parker54% Above (office avg. 47%) 1,8872014
Mary P Parnow51% Above (office avg. 47%) 1772015
Jerry F Muskrat62% Above (office avg. 47%) 7782013
William K Mueller53% Above (office avg. 47%) 2,1772020
Kevin W Messer40% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,0562025
Jay E Levine45% Below (office avg. 47%) 2,0492020
William J King0% Below (office avg. 47%) 22010
Robert Iafe51% Above (office avg. 47%) 2,8222025
Robin L Henrie41% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,2072018
Jeffrey A Hatfield61% Above (office avg. 47%) 642013
Mark B Greenberg53% Above (office avg. 47%) 1,5362019
Eve B Godfrey33% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,1252013
Sandra R DiMaggio Wallis60% Above (office avg. 47%) 52020
Keith Dietterle45% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,7592019
James Delphey31% Below (office avg. 47%) 8102025
Donald P Cole39% Below (office avg. 47%) 1,2452019
James S Carletti45% Below (office avg. 47%) 2,9902017
Eric V Benham55% Above (office avg. 47%) 2,3542025
Advanced office metrics

These statistics provide additional context about how cases are processed at this hearing office.
They reflect system-level activity, not individual judge decision behavior, and may vary based on administrative and procedural factors.

380 Days
Average Case Processing Time
18%
Dismissal Rate
35%
Denied Rate
1.6
Dispositions per Day per ALJ
Statistics are aggregated from publicly available Social Security Administration hearing data.