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Maine ALJ Statistics

Social Security Disability hearing statistics for 1 hearing offices and 4 administrative law judges in Maine.

State Approval Rate

61.4%

vs 58.3% national

Hearing Offices

1

in Maine

ALJs

4

active judges

Avg Wait Time

8 months

vs 8 months national

Hearing Offices in Maine

Office ALJs Approval Rate Wait Time Processing Pending
Portland ME 4 61.4% 7 months 266 days 869

About Maine Disability Hearings

Disability claimants in Maine have access to 1 SSA hearing office as part of Region 01. The state's 4 Administrative Law Judges handle the disability hearing caseload across these locations.

The average approval rate across Maine hearing offices is 61.4%, which is close to the national average of 58.3%. This rate aggregates decisions from all judges across the state's hearing offices.

The hearing office in Maine has a wait time of 7 months.

Across all offices, there are 869 cases currently pending in Maine, averaging approximately 217 pending cases per judge. Click on any hearing office below to see detailed judge-level statistics and individual approval rates.

Maine Hearing Landscape

As a single-office state, all disability hearings in Maine are conducted at one location. This means the state's overall statistics are driven entirely by the judges assigned to that office. All statistics on this page are weighted by individual judge caseloads to accurately reflect the volume of cases processed.

As the sole hearing office in Maine, the Portland ME hearing office handles all disability appeals for the state. With 4 judges, this office processes the entire state caseload.

For attorneys practicing disability law in Maine, understanding the local hearing landscape is an important part of case preparation. The data on this page provides a starting point for evaluating office-level patterns, though individual judge statistics offer more granular insight into decision-making tendencies. Visit individual office pages for judge-level data.

Maine Disability Hearing FAQ

What are my chances of approval in Maine?
The average ALJ approval rate in Maine is 61.4% for FY 2025. This includes both fully favorable and partially favorable decisions. The national average is 58.3%, putting Maine above the national benchmark.
Which cities in Maine have SSA hearing offices?
Maine has 1 SSA hearing office with a total of 4 administrative law judges. Your hearing office is determined by where you live, and the specific judge is assigned through the office's rotational calendar — neither is chosen by the claimant.
What is the fastest hearing office in Maine?
The Portland ME hearing office currently has the shortest wait time at 7 months. Note that wait times are point-in-time estimates from SSA reporting and may vary from month to month based on case volume and staffing changes.
How is state data calculated?
Maine's 1 office handles cases for the state. State averages are calculated by aggregating data from all hearing offices within the state. See our methodology page for details on data sources and calculations. These figures rely on SSA's publicly released disposition records, which are processed and incorporated into our database as each reporting cycle concludes.
Where does Maine rank in disability hearing outcomes?
Maine is in SSA Region 01. Its average approval rate of 61.4% is above the national average of 58.3%. For a full comparison of approval rates and wait times across all states, visit the states overview page.
What affects disability hearing results in Maine?
Hearing outcomes in Maine are influenced by several factors including the strength and completeness of medical evidence, vocational factors such as the claimant's age, education, and work history, the quality of legal representation at the hearing, and individual judge decision-making patterns. With only 4 active judges, individual judge patterns have a more pronounced effect on Maine's overall statistics.

While all ALJs apply the same federal disability standards, these case-level factors can lead to variation in outcomes across offices and judges.
Can I request a different hearing location in Maine?
Your hearing office is determined by where you live, and the specific judge is assigned through the office's rotational calendar — neither is chosen by the claimant. While transfers between offices are generally not possible based on preference, a change of address that moves you into a different office's service area may result in case reassignment. Since Maine has only one hearing office, all disability hearings in the state are conducted at that location.

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