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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FORT WORTH
Region 06Rank #34 of 160
Avg processing
240days
-26 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,718
FY receipts
3,176
FY dispositions
2,067
Active judges
7
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
55.8%
-2.0 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.54
Growing
Rank
#34
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
40%
66%
0%Median 59.4%100%
At FORT WORTH, approval rates range from 40.0% (Cima, Brock) to 66.4% (Cravens, Steven L.) — a 26-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 (59.4%), not the best case.
Judges at FORT WORTH (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravens, Steven L. | 66.4% | 211 | 140 | 71 | |
| Roberts, Laura | 63.8% | 354 | 226 | 128 | |
| Hamner, Darren | 61.6% | 349 | 215 | 134 | |
| Carvalho, Sherrill | 59.4% | 276 | 164 | 112 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 58.6% | 133 | 78 | 55 | |
| Batik, Kevin | 46.3% | 328 | 152 | 176 | |
| Cima, Brock | 40.0% | 345 | 138 | 207 |