Reno Hearing Office - ALJ Approval Rates & Wait Times

Claimants in the Reno service area have their Social Security disability appeals heard at this office, one of the hearing locations in Nevada. The office is assigned to SSA Region 09 and has 5 active ALJs.

The office's average approval rate is 66.7%, which is above the national average of 57.6%. This rate emerges from the aggregate of individual judge decisions and should be understood in the context of local case demographics and representation patterns. Judge approval rates at this office range from 50% to 73.1%, showing a moderate degree of variation across the bench.

The current average wait time for a hearing at this office is 7 months, which is comparable to the national average of 8.4 months. Once a hearing takes place, this office issues decisions in an average of 254 days. There are currently 661 cases pending at this office. That works out to approximately 132 pending cases per judge.

Across the judges at this office, the average fully favorable rate is 55.3%. A fully favorable decision means the claimant receives benefits from the onset date they requested, as opposed to a partially favorable decision which may award benefits from a later date.

Reno shows a moderate degree of variation across its bench, which is common among offices of this size. While all judges apply the same federal disability standards, differences in how they weigh medical evidence, vocational factors, and hearing testimony may contribute to varying outcomes.

With an average wait time of 7 months and 254 days average processing time, claimants at Reno can expect a total timeline of roughly 15 months from hearing request to decision.

Judges at Reno have collectively issued 467 decisions in the current fiscal year, averaging 93 decisions per judge. Individual caseloads range from 2 to 287 decisions, reflecting differences in hearing schedules and case complexity.