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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
DALLAS NORTH OHO
Region 06Rank #78 of 160
Avg processing
257days
-9 vs national
Processing time
257
8.6 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
5,516
FY receipts
6,169
FY dispositions
3,843
Active judges
11
Video hearings
—
Avg approval rate
63.2%
+5.5 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
18%
98%
0%Median 63.3%100%
At DALLAS NORTH OHO, approval rates range from 18.4% (Isherwood, Paul) to 97.6% (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 (63.3%), not the best case.
Judges at DALLAS NORTH OHO (11)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haigler Jr., Whitfield | 97.6% | 205 | 200 | 5 | |
| Liken, Joseph | 89.0% | 310 | 276 | 34 | |
| Walters, Charles | 85.5% | 337 | 288 | 49 | |
| Kinkade, Jana | 76.2% | 307 | 234 | 73 | |
| Phillips, Derek N. | 67.8% | 304 | 206 | 98 | |
| Thomason, Samuel | 63.3% | 215 | 136 | 79 | |
| Shilling, Ralph F. | 59.3% | 236 | 140 | 96 | |
| Kim, Mark | 52.8% | 305 | 161 | 144 | |
| Wheeler, Thomas | 49.8% | 287 | 143 | 144 | |
| Nestler, Julie | 32.7% | 260 | 85 | 175 | |
| Isherwood, Paul | 18.4% | 267 | 49 | 218 |