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Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
FT LAUDERDALE
Region 04Rank #81 of 160
Avg processing
258days
-8 vs national
Processing time
258
8.6 months
Hearing wait
8.0
months (current)
Cases pending
4,402
FY receipts
4,633
FY dispositions
2,904
Active judges
10
Video hearings
3%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
51.2%
-6.6 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.60
Growing
Rank
#81
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 72 daysAvg · 266 daysSlowest · 680 days
The draw · approval spread across 9 judges
11%
78%
0%Median 51.2%100%
At FT LAUDERDALE, approval rates range from 11.2% (Jarvis, Valencia) to 77.8% (Sprague, Jonathan) — a 67-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 (51.2%), not the best case.
Judges at FT LAUDERDALE (10)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague, Jonathan | 77.8% | 99 | 77 | 22 | |
| Hunn, Wendy | 77.3% | 207 | 160 | 47 | |
| D'Alessio, Rossana L | 72.5% | 338 | 245 | 93 | |
| Ortiz-Valero, Richard J | 63.3% | 308 | 195 | 113 | |
| Pasvantis, Denise | 51.2% | 240 | 123 | 117 | |
| Labrousse, Lissette | 46.6% | 339 | 158 | 181 | |
| Pustizzi, Jennifer | 41.5% | 188 | 78 | 110 | |
| SAINDON, ANGELA | 33.3% | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Neel, Angela | 32.1% | 308 | 99 | 209 | |
| Jarvis, Valencia | 11.2% | 242 | 27 | 215 |