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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DALLAS NORTH OHO
Avg processing
257days
-9 vs national
Processing time
257
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.5
months (current)
Cases pending
5,516
FY receipts
6,169
FY dispositions
3,843
Active judges
11
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
63.5%
+5.8 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.61
Growing
Rank
#78
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 11 judges
19%
98%
0%Median 64.5%100%
At DALLAS NORTH OHO, approval rates range from 18.6% (Isherwood, Paul) to 98.2% (Haigler Jr., Whitfield) — a 80-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 (64.5%), not the best case.
Judges at DALLAS NORTH OHO (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haigler Jr., Whitfield | 98.2% | 273 | 268 | 5 | |
| Liken, Joseph | 89.0% | 337 | 300 | 37 | |
| Walters, Charles | 85.5% | 372 | 318 | 54 | |
| Kinkade, Jana | 76.0% | 337 | 256 | 81 | |
| Phillips, Derek N. | 69.0% | 348 | 240 | 108 | |
| Thomason, Samuel | 64.5% | 256 | 165 | 91 | |
| Shilling, Ralph F. | 60.8% | 278 | 169 | 109 | |
| Kim, Mark | 53.3% | 332 | 177 | 155 | |
| Wheeler, Thomas | 49.2% | 325 | 160 | 165 | |
| Nestler, Julie | 31.9% | 307 | 98 | 209 | |
| Isherwood, Paul | 18.6% | 312 | 58 | 254 |