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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
BRONX
Avg processing
316days
+50 vs national
Processing time
316
10.5 months
Hearing wait
8.5
months (current)
Cases pending
2,455
FY receipts
2,102
FY dispositions
1,643
Active judges
7
Video hearings
0%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
55.2%
-2.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.28
Growing
Rank
#150
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 6 judges
44%
78%
0%Median 59.7%100%
At BRONX, approval rates range from 43.7% (Banks, Angela) to 78.4% (Schiro, Kimberly) — a 35-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (59.7%), not the best case.
Judges at BRONX (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schiro, Kimberly | 78.4% | 37 | 29 | 8 | |
| Schulz, Kimberly D | 60.2% | 319 | 192 | 127 | |
| Prybylski, Raymond | 59.9% | 324 | 194 | 130 | |
| Singh, Sharda | 59.5% | 326 | 194 | 132 | |
| Michalec Olszewski, Laura | 50.0% | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
| Carlton, John | 49.1% | 285 | 140 | 145 | |
| Banks, Angela | 43.7% | 309 | 135 | 174 |