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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FORT WORTH
Region 06Rank #34 of 160
Avg processing
240days
-24 vs national
Processing time
240
8.0 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
2,529
FY receipts
2,757
FY dispositions
1,837
Active judges
7
Video hearings
1%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
56.3%
-1.5 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.50
Growing
Rank
#34
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 7 judges
41%
69%
0%Median 59.1%100%
At FORT WORTH, approval rates range from 41.0% (Cima, Brock) to 69.4% (Cravens, Steven L.) — a 28-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 (59.1%), not the best case.
Judges at FORT WORTH (7)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cravens, Steven L. | 69.4% | 186 | 129 | 57 | |
| Roberts, Laura | 65.5% | 310 | 203 | 107 | |
| Hamner, Darren | 61.7% | 311 | 192 | 119 | |
| Carvalho, Sherrill | 59.1% | 242 | 143 | 99 | |
| Wyatt, Kimberly O. | 58.0% | 100 | 58 | 42 | |
| Batik, Kevin | 45.9% | 296 | 136 | 160 | |
| Cima, Brock | 41.0% | 305 | 125 | 180 |