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New Hampshire ALJ Statistics

Social Security Disability hearing statistics for 1 hearing offices and 7 administrative law judges in New Hampshire.

State Approval Rate

58%

vs 58.3% national

Hearing Offices

1

in New Hampshire

ALJs

7

active judges

Avg Wait Time

9 months

vs 8 months national

Hearing Offices in New Hampshire

Office ALJs Approval Rate Wait Time Processing Pending
Manchester 7 58% 9 months 332 days 1,549

About New Hampshire Disability Hearings

New Hampshire has 1 Social Security hearing office where Administrative Law Judges hear disability appeals. These offices are part of SSA Region 01 and collectively employ 7 ALJs who decided cases in the current fiscal year.

The average approval rate across New Hampshire hearing offices is 58%, 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 New Hampshire has a wait time of 9 months.

Across all offices, there are 1,549 cases currently pending in New Hampshire, averaging approximately 221 pending cases per judge. Click on any hearing office below to see detailed judge-level statistics and individual approval rates.

New Hampshire Hearing Landscape

As a single-office state, all disability hearings in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, the Manchester hearing office handles all disability appeals for the state. With 7 judges, this office processes the entire state caseload.

For attorneys practicing disability law in New Hampshire, 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.

New Hampshire Disability Hearing FAQ

What are my chances of approval in New Hampshire?
The average ALJ approval rate in New Hampshire is 58% for FY 2025. This includes both fully favorable and partially favorable decisions. The national average is 58.3%, putting New Hampshire below the national benchmark.
Which cities in New Hampshire have SSA hearing offices?
New Hampshire has 1 SSA hearing office with a total of 7 administrative law judges. Cases are assigned to hearing offices based on the claimant's residential address, and judge assignments within an office are typically made on a rotational basis.
What is the fastest hearing office in New Hampshire?
The Manchester hearing office currently has the shortest wait time at 9 months. Wait times are snapshots from the most recent SSA data release and can shift as caseloads, staffing, and scheduling capacity change.
How is state data calculated?
New Hampshire'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. Data originates from SSA public use files and is refreshed as new reports are published throughout the fiscal year.
Where does New Hampshire rank in disability hearing outcomes?
New Hampshire is in SSA Region 01. Its average approval rate of 58% is below 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 New Hampshire?
Hearing outcomes in New Hampshire 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.

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 New Hampshire?
Hearing location is determined by the claimant's home address. Within each office, judges are assigned cases through a rotational scheduling system. 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 New Hampshire has only one hearing office, all disability hearings in the state are conducted at that location.

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