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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DALLAS NORTH OHO
Region 06Rank #82 of 160
Avg processing
258days
-6 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
5,576
FY receipts
5,723
FY dispositions
3,337
Active judges
11
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
63.3%
+5.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.72
Growing
Rank
#82
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
18%
97%
0%Median 62.9%100%
At DALLAS NORTH OHO, approval rates range from 18.4% (Isherwood, Paul) to 97.4% (Haigler Jr., Whitfield) — a 79-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 (62.9%), not the best case.
Judges at DALLAS NORTH OHO (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haigler Jr., Whitfield | 97.4% | 153 | 149 | 4 | |
| Liken, Joseph | 89.1% | 275 | 245 | 30 | |
| Walters, Charles | 85.6% | 298 | 255 | 43 | |
| Kinkade, Jana | 76.4% | 271 | 207 | 64 | |
| Phillips, Derek N. | 68.0% | 275 | 187 | 88 | |
| Thomason, Samuel | 62.9% | 175 | 110 | 65 | |
| Shilling, Ralph F. | 59.4% | 207 | 123 | 84 | |
| Kim, Mark | 54.7% | 258 | 141 | 117 | |
| Wheeler, Thomas | 50.2% | 251 | 126 | 125 | |
| Nestler, Julie | 34.2% | 228 | 78 | 150 | |
| Isherwood, Paul | 18.4% | 239 | 44 | 195 |