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Updated July 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FORT WORTH
Avg processing
240days
-26 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,718
FY receipts
3,176
FY dispositions
2,067
Active judges
9
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
58.1%
+0.3 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 8 judges
39%
91%
0%Median 60.2%100%
At FORT WORTH, approval rates range from 39.1% (Cima, Brock) to 90.6% (Engel, David) — a 51-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 (60.2%), not the best case.
Judges at FORT WORTH (9)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engel, David | 90.6% | 191 | 173 | 18 | |
| Cravens, Steven L. | 66.5% | 230 | 153 | 77 | |
| Roberts, Laura | 64.1% | 398 | 255 | 143 | |
| Hamner, Darren | 62.2% | 421 | 262 | 159 | |
| Carvalho, Sherrill | 58.2% | 316 | 184 | 132 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 56.8% | 162 | 92 | 70 | |
| Sampson, William | 50.0% | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Batik, Kevin | 45.6% | 373 | 170 | 203 | |
| Cima, Brock | 39.1% | 396 | 155 | 241 |