Minnesota.

Roughly 26,640 new disability claims are filed in Minnesota each year. At a 20% retention rate and a conservative $6,900 fee per retained case, the addressable fee pool is approximately $37M annually.

Annual DDS intake

26,640

Initial claims / year

DDS approval

43.0%

Nat'l: 39.8%

Avg office wait

250 days

Nat'l hearing: 365 days

Fee pool (est.)

$37M

Annualized · retention × cap

01 · Bench

Top 5 ALJs by approval rate.

Judges currently on the bench in Minnesota hearing offices, sorted by favorable decision rate. Use these to prioritize which office a case is assigned to, where permissible.

ALJ	Office	Approval	Decisions
Thrasher, Richard	NHC CHICAGO	92.9%	14
Saame, Brian	CHICAGO	77.6%	49
Hart, Jeffrey W	MINNEAPOLIS	58.0%	348
Sammer, Julie	MINNEAPOLIS	57.4%	399
Kimball, Peter	MINNEAPOLIS	56.5%	391

02 · Offices

Hearing-office timing.

Fastest

MINNEAPOLIS250 days

Slowest

MINNEAPOLIS250 days

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Methodology · Figures reflect SSA public data through the latest release. Fee pool estimates annualize DDS intake at a conservative 20% retention rate with a 75% cap hit on retained backpay — not a performance guarantee. Approval rates describe historical decisions, not likelihoods on individual cases.